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IPOH: A Malaysian family preparing to celebrate Deepavali suffered a tragedy when a seven-year-old boy died after his 11-year-old cousin accidentally stabbed him in the chest on Friday (November 13).
According to the boy’s 43-year-old uncle, the incident in Ipoh happened around 10:20 p.m. while family members were making final preparations for the annual festival of lights.
“My nephew, the youngest of three siblings, was running towards his 11-year-old first cousin, who lives next door, when he ran into the girl, who was holding a knife to cut a rope after her mother told her to do it,” he said on Sunday.
“The knife went through his chest. We took him to Seri Manjung Hospital where he was pronounced dead,” he added.
Manjung District Police Chief Nor Omar Sappi confirmed the incident.
He said the post-mortem report found the boy had died from a stab wound to the chest.
Further investigation will be conducted to determine if it is due to foul play or negligence, he added.
