Teenager and toddler die after eating fried eggs in Malaysia

Boy, 17, girl, 2, die after allegedly eating fried eggs in Malaysia

A 17-year-old boy and a two-year-old girl died of suspected food poisoning after eating food from the same caterer at a religious school program in Malaysia.

The boy's parents also experienced stomach pain after eating the fried eggs.

Selangor Islamic Religious Department (JAIS) director Datuk Mohd Shahzihan Ahmad confirmed receiving information regarding the incident.

Police plan to summon the caterer for questioning while awaiting laboratory test results.

Teenager dies after allegedly eating fried egg

Harian Metro reported that the teenager's mother brought back fried bee hoon and fried eggs after attending a program at a religious school in Sungai Chinchin last Saturday (June 8).

According to the father, Mr. Kamal, he, his wife and their son ate the fried eggs, while their two daughters only ate the noodles.

Her son ate a total of three fried eggs, and soon after, those who ate the eggs quickly began to experience stomach pain.

Mr Kamal said he went to a clinic on Monday June 10, thinking his son was fine.

However, when he returned home, he was shocked to learn that the boy had died.

He was informed that the food had been ordered by the organizers of the school program.

2-year-old girl dies after eating food at same location

Another report from Kosmo states that a two-year-old girl also died after eating food her father brought back from a program at the same school.

The girl's mother rushed her to Selayang Hospital after she started having fever, diarrhea and vomiting.

Unfortunately, she was pronounced dead while receiving treatment.

Gombak district police chief Deputy Commissioner Noor Ariffin Mohamad Nasir confirmed that officers received reports from the two victims on Monday.

The bodies of the two victims were sent to the Forensic Department of Selayang Hospital for further investigation.

Both cases were classified as sudden death.

Another 82 people suffered from diarrhea and vomiting

In addition to those who died, dozens of other people who attended the religious school program also had symptoms of food poisoning.

Since last Saturday, 82 people, including 48 women, have started experiencing symptoms such as diarrhea and vomiting.

A source told Kosmo that event organizers hired a caterer to prepare and cook 240 servings of bee hoon and fried eggs at a school canteen.

The food was prepared at 4:30 a.m. and served for breakfast at 6:30 a.m. to the 240 participants of the event.

“Reports indicated that the bee hoon had an unusual taste and was sticky, and the egg yolks were blackened,” the source claimed.

They suspect the food may have been contaminated with Bacillus cereus or Salmonella bacteria.

The New Straits Times reported that police planned to summon the caterer and organizers of the program for questioning regarding the food poisoning cases.

While lab results to determine the type of poisoning are still awaited, Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan confirmed that the victims ate the same food from the program.

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