In a freak incident, a nine-month-old male baby died after reportedly swallowing a balloon, at his home in Kidaram village, falling under the Kattuputhur police station limits, in Tiruchi district, on Wednesday, August 16, 2023.
Police identified the victim as M. Mahizhan. The child was playing at his home when he accidentally swallowed the balloon. The child was rushed to the government hospital in Namakkal in a 108 ambulance. The duty doctor examined the child and declared him dead.
The body was then sent for an autopsy. Based on a complaint from the child’s father K. Muthumani (24), the Kattuputhur police have registered a case under section 174 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, said police sources.
