10-year-old boy dies after litchi seed stuck in throat

A speech-impaired boy died after a litchi seed stuck in his throat in the Hazaribagh area of the capital on Tuesday morning.

The deceased was identified as Anik, 10, son of Md Sayeed from Udar Hat area under Maijdee upazila of Noakhali district.

The maternal uncle of the boy, Md Rakib, said while eating litchi a seed stuck in his throat, causing breathing problems.

He was taken to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital where the duty doctor declared him dead, he said.

DMCH police outpost In-Charge Inspector Md Bachchu Mia said the body of the child has been kept at the hospital morgue. The matter has been reported to the concerned police station.