September 22, 2022

Baby dies after ingesting insecticide

By Shirvan Williams

There are reports that a nine-month-old baby girl has died after being fed an insecticide by a female relative. According to the T&T Guardian, the woman reportedly confessed and is in police custody.

It was also indicated that a nurse contacted the police around 3:15 pm yesterday, September 21 after the baby was brought to the Princes Town Health Facility unresponsive. The baby was eventually transferred to San Fernando General Hospital. When police arrived the relative admitted to feeding the baby Malathion insecticide using a syringe.

The woman also said that she became frustrated after the baby began to cry uncontrollably. The incident is said to have happened at her New Grant home with the baby and a 10-year-old boy.

Police recovered a syringe, a baby bottle and a 250 ml bottle with the markings Malathion at the woman’s home. The relative is still in police custody and officers of the Princes Town Police Station and Homicide Bureau of Investigations Region 3 are investigating.

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