MALAPPURAM: A three-year-old boy died after he brushed his teeth with rat poison, mistaking it for toothpaste. The dead has been identified as Rasinsha, son of Anzar and Suhaila of Chettipady in Parappanangadi. The child who was undergoing treatment for three days died Tuesday early morning.

The child accidentally took the tube found in the yard while playing. He was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Kottakal and later in Kozhikode.