Nghe An: Two children mistakenly ate candy laced with rat poison, the older sister died, the younger sister was in critical condition.

On September 2, Mr. Le Van Thiet - Chairman of the People's Committee of Hong Thanh Commune, Yen Thanh District, said that a heartbreaking incident had just occurred in the commune, when two children who were biological sisters accidentally ate candy laced withrat poison, causing one child to die.

Previously, at around 6:00 p.m. on September 1, two children, including a girl named VKH (born in 2016) and her younger brother VVK (born in 2018), residing in Hop Xuan hamlet, Hong Thanh commune, went to their great-grandfather's house nearby to play.

Nowadays there are many types of rat poison that come in candy-like form. Illustration photo

Upon discovering the incident, relatives quickly took the two children to the emergency room. However, due to severe poisoning, H. died on the morning of September 2, while K. was transferred to a hospital in Vinh city (Nghe An) for treatment.

After the incident, local government representatives came to encourage and offer condolences to the family.