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Udupi: Rat poison in omelette - 13-year-old boy dies

  •   Wed, Feb 27 2013 10:27:24 AM

Udupi: Rat poison in omelette - 13-year-old boy dies

Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (VM)

Udupi, Feb 27: In a tragic incident, a boy died after eating an omelette in which rat poison was used accidentally instead of pepper powder.

The deceased boy is identified as Prajnesh Shetty (13), son of Sathish and Latha Kumari Shetty from Parkala Herge. The family basically hails form Teerthahalli. Latha works in a hospital.

It is said that Prajnesh prepared the omlette on his own when his mother was away at work. He mistook rat poison for pepper powder and added it to the omlette, sources said.

The boy who ate the poisoned omelette was fine for sometime. The incident came to light only after he turned sick later.

He was admitted to Manipal hospital on February 21. However, after battling for life for about five days, he passed away on Tuesday February 26.

A case has been registered in the Manipal police station.
  

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  • kallu , dubai/Kaup

    Sat, Mar 02 2013

    The survival of patients with rat poisoning depends on type of rat poison and time taken to start treatment.Early treatment with activated charcoal and supportive treatment will be helpful.

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  • Joseph, Doha Qatar

    Thu, Feb 28 2013

    Tragic incident ... reminds me of a very funny incident many years ago when my cousin brother's son mistook kerosene as water and drank the entire contents. Fortunately, he was saved and the colour of kerosene has now changed to blue.

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  • Indian, Mangalore

    Thu, Feb 28 2013

    Its better to keep poison items away from Kids and from the Kitchen. May his soul rest in peace.

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  • Reena, Mangalore

    Thu, Feb 28 2013

    if colour of pepper and position is same how could boy recognise, only cooks have this knowledge, mother should blame keeping poison with the Ingredients

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  • vj, Kinnigoli

    Wed, Feb 27 2013

    Eternal Rest grant unto his Soul Oh Lord.
    Poor Mother, She has lost her son, Why blame her.
    The hospital tried its best, Why blame the Hospital

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  • Peter Lewis, Kalmady/k s a

    Wed, Feb 27 2013

    Heart Breaking Incident. Ban selling these poisons. Rat trap with glue, Cages are the best alternatives.

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  • Praveen Kumar, Bangalore/Mangalore

    Wed, Feb 27 2013

    Very Sad. hes been taken before he could see the life. Its a total irresponsiblity from the parents who kept the rat poison within the reach of kid. Such things always have warning message "Keep it away from children". People do not take it seriously.

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  • Aman, Kasaragod, Saudi Arabia

    Wed, Feb 27 2013

    Indeed very sad. One should not keep pesticides in the kitchen racks.

    My condolence to the family.

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  • THERESA LOBO, Mukamar-Sharjah

    Wed, Feb 27 2013

    Mother being educated and works in the hospital kept the Rat poison along with other Spices. Very sad. Total negilgence and bad luck of the boy. He was in the hospital for 5 days and Doctors also could not do anything.Boy is also not small...such a big boy could not identify the Spices..May his soul Rest in peace.

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  • Harold D'cunha, Mangalore, India

    Wed, Feb 27 2013

    13 yrs old boy could not distinguish what is rat poison and pepper. Big question mark?

    After eating omlet with rat poison, the admitted to hospital and suffered for 5 days. Is the hospital could not treat the boy properly? This shows, the hospital is not fully equipped to the HOSPITAL standard and they could not give right medicare to the boy.

    Might be there was a error by the doctor too, while treating this boy. NOT disputing, the boy ate omlet with rat poison.

    May his soul rest in peace.

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  • Samson Dsouza, Doha/Udupi

    Wed, Feb 27 2013

    This can happen to anyone.. This is a good lesson for the readers to take care rather blaming the parent or the child. It's unfortunate and only God Almighty can console this family undergoing this big loss..

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  • ifthikhar, mangalore / KSA

    Wed, Feb 27 2013

    This is a utter stupidity from the mother. If she works in a hospital she should be good enough to keep the poison far away from the spices. In this case she is solely responsible for this blunder.

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  • krishna, Mangalore

    Wed, Feb 27 2013

    Oh God, if you want to take us back. take us back. But do not torture by sending the death in the hands of Parents and Children. Oh God please give Patience to these parents and all of us to bear such tragedies, if you decide so

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  • Mitwa, Sharjah

    Wed, Feb 27 2013

    Very Sad..

    Always keep pesticides/poisons away from kitchen and also away from kids.

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  • M S Sheik, Mangalore/Dubai

    Wed, Feb 27 2013

    Shocking and tragic death of innocent child. This calls for ensuring poisonous items should not be kept in kitchen.

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  • Ethan Avidhan, Florida/ Mangalore

    Wed, Feb 27 2013

    Actually all such poison's should come in containers which should be Child proof again it is the Authorities who approved such packaging for poisons substance should be held responsible unless the poison was lying loose, then clearly the parents are at fault but then are the parents knowledgeable enough to know the consequence,anyway let the police and judge worry about this, but rest of us learn from such incidents.

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  • rameez, bangalore

    Wed, Feb 27 2013

    Innalillahi Wa Inna Ilaihi Rajihoon "Verily we belong to God, and to God we return."

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  • Lydia Lobo, Kadri

    Wed, Feb 27 2013

    We can't blame children for everything. What hospital is the mother working in Veterinary ? She could not even arrange separate storage for poison from spices ?

    May the young soul rest in peace.

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  • Preethi,

    Wed, Feb 27 2013

    may his soul rest in Peace...
    poor boy really sad news to read, how much pain his parents may be facing. god bless the parents of Prajnesh.

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  • Amin Bhoja, Patte / Riyadh

    Wed, Feb 27 2013

    A carelessness,a total ignorance is seen here,keep the poison items a place were it is easily not reachable to the childrens,lebel it properly.Matter is very silly but its impact is beyond our reach.A unfortunate parents.

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  • Karan, Katapadi/Dubai

    Wed, Feb 27 2013

    Any poison/chemicals should stay away from kitchen, kept locked away from children reach. A small mistake may take away the life of kids. I am sorry for their parents.

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  • SAFWAN, SHAHAMA/uae

    Wed, Feb 27 2013

    One more tragedy. May Almighty God give ability to parents to bear this heavy loss.
    Please keep medicines, poison, cleaning products away from children. Better if it’s safely locked. Accidental poisoning can have a devastating effect.

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  • Santanm, Kateel/USA

    Wed, Feb 27 2013

    Very sad, it should not have happened. Hope nobody is harassed in the case. God always loves children in both worlds. Some times he plucks them early up for us to remind us that life is precious and He is in control.

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  • Sanjeev Kamath, Udupi / Bahrain

    Wed, Feb 27 2013

    Height of parental irresponsibility and ignorance. Teach the children the cooking ingredients by name and smell first plus fire safety. Bragging in public, "my son can cook an omelet" is no parental achievement. Yet another teenager lost his right to live on this earth.

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