CHUKAI: Police have recorded the statement of a farmer after a teenage boy fell ill after eating biscuits believed to be laced with poison at the man’s orchard here.
Kemaman police chief Supt Hanyan Ramlan said the farmer, in his 70s, gave his statement at the Kemaman police headquarters at 2pm yesterday.
“We called him to give a statement. On whether he will be arrested, the matter is still under consideration,” he told Bernama.
Supt Hanyan said a biscuit sample had been sent to the Chemistry Department for analysis.
In the incident at about 2pm on Friday, the teenager who lives in Kampung Air Putih here, was on his way to a nearby river for fishing before eating the plastic-wrapped biscuits at the farm.
Following that, Mohd Daynail Haikal Alias, 13, is said to have collapsed and was taken to the Air Putih Health Clinic by his friend’s father, before being referred to Hospital Kemaman.
Alias Saras, 57, said his son is expected to be released from hospital.
“He is getting better and has an appetite,” Alias said while expressing gratitude that his son is safe.
However, he said Mohd Daynail Haikal is still traumatised by the episode.
Recently in Kulim, Kedah, two brothers, aged two and three, died after consuming keropok (crackers) believed to be laced with rat poison.
The snack, which was hung on a wire fence at a garden, was intended to ward off wild monkeys.