Groundnut brings death to infant

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An eleven month old infant of Karuwalagawewa died of suffocation allegedly when the outer covering of a groundnut stuck in his throat. The victim identified as Kaveesha Anupama was admitted to the Thabbowa hospital and later transferred in a critical condition to the Puttalam hospital where he died.

The postmortem examination is to be held this morning. (Hiran Priyankara Jayasinghe)

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