Penang: Members of the public are advised not to sensationalise the incident involving a Year Four boy who is currently in critical condition after choking on an eye-shaped gummy candy he bought outside his school at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Sungai Dua, here yesterday. Seberang Perai Utara Police chief ACP Anuar Abdul Rahman said the police had received a report from a teacher regarding the incident, and investigations were being done.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the teacher reported that the boy and his classmate were walking to the toilet when he suddenly choked on the candy and collapsed. The school attempted to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation but was unsuccessful, prompting them to call an ambulance. When the paramedics arrived, they managed to remove the candy, but the victim remained unconscious. ACP Anuar Abdul Rahman has urged the public not to sensationalise the case to ensure that ongoing investigations and public order are not affected.

Anuar also advised those with information to contact the investigating officer, ASP Shuheri Abdul Rani, at 04-576 2222 (ext 2275) to assist in the investigation. The boy, Mohammad Fahmi Hafiz Mohammad Fakhruddin, 10, is now in critical condition at the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit of the Penang Hospital after the incident, which occurred before his 2.30 pm Quran and Fardhu Ain (KAFA) class yesterday.

Meanwhile, the boy’s parents, Mohammad Fakhruddin Mohamad Fikri, 35, and Nuraini Mohamad Isa, 37, have called on all Malaysians to pray for their son, the eldest of two siblings. “We only ask for prayers from the public. May there be a miracle for our child,” said Mohammad Fakhruddin. He also expressed distress over negative comments from netizens blaming his son for buying the candy, stating, “We have already suffered enough.but we are not blaming anyone.”