Boy dies after eating ice cream, aunt arrested

A 12-year-old boy died after eating ice cream. The police after receiving the information, started an investigation and arrested the aunt of the decesed..

Kozhikode (Kerala): Four days after the death of a 12-year-old boy after eating ice cream, police on Friday arrested the accused in Kerala's Kozhikode. The deceased has been identified as Ahmed Hasan Rifai, son of Muhammad Ali, a native of Arikkulam. The accused was identified as Muhammad Ali's sister, Tahira (38), and was arrested by the Koyilandi police.

According to police sources, the deceased boy ate ice cream. Later, the boy felt restless and vomited after eating the ice cream. He was rushed to the clinic Muthambi and Mepayur, but there was no change in his condition. Then he was admitted to the Koyilandi Taluk Hospital on Monday morning.

After some time he was referred to the Calicut Medical College. Later, he was admitted to a private hospital where he breathed his last. On receiving the information, the police reached the hospital and started an investigation into the incident. The post-mortem of the deceased boy was conducted.

Then the Health Department, Food Safety Department, Police and Forensic Department took samples from the shop where the ice cream was bought and tested it. However, in the post-mortem, traces of ammonium phosphorus were found in the body. Then the police arrested the accused after three days of investigation.

During the interrogation, Tahira admitted her crime and said that the poison mixed with ice cream was aimed at Muhammad Ali's wife because of personal enmity. Since they were not at home, the boy ate the poisoned ice cream. The police said that Tahira has been suffering from some mental illness. Under the supervision of Calicut Rural District Police Chief R Karupasamy, Deputy SP R Hariprasad, CI KC Subash Babu and others investigated the case.