Two-year-old boy dies of suspected malnutrition in Alappuzha

A two-year-old boy was found dead at his home here on Sunday in a suspected case of malnutrition, the police said.

An officer of Trikkunnapuzha police station said that according to doctors, the toddler was “acutely anaemic” and appeared malnourished as his weight was 7.6 kg, whereas the normal weight for his age would be closer to 12 kg.

“A histopathology test will confirm whether the toddler’s condition and death were caused due to some illness or malnourishment,” the officer said.

Five other children