A bowl of tragedy: Toddler dies after taking poisoned porridge meant for dog
A two-year-old girl in Kenya died after accidentally consuming poisoned porridge intended for a dog. In a separate, unrelated incident, a man was killed by a mob after the body of a missing five-year-old girl was discovered in his home.
Why it matters
These tragic events highlight significant public safety issues and the dangers of vigilante justice in local communities.
Police are investigating an incident in which a two-year-old girl died after accidentally consuming poisoned porridge that had allegedly been prepared to kill a dog in Tharaka Nithi County.
The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon in Kamathiuthiu Village, Kanjoro Location, in Mukothima Sub-County, police said.
According to police, the matter was reported by a resident.
Preliminary investigations indicate that a nine-year-old boy was playing with five other children when he allegedly mixed poison into a bowl of porridge, intending to feed it to a dog.
However, before the porridge could be given to the animal, the two-year-old girl reportedly drank it while sitting at the doorstep of her grandfather's house.
She collapsed and died shortly afterwards.
Police officers visited the scene and documented the incident.
The child's body was moved to Marimanti Hospital Mortuary, where it is awaiting a post-mortem examination.
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