PETALING JAYA: A five-year-old boy has died after choking on a rambutan seed at a house in Kemaman, Terengganu on Monday (Jan 19). Kemaman OCPD Superintendent Mohd Razi Rosli said the incident occurred at 1.30pm, at a house in Felda Neram 1. “The victim's sister had peeled the rambutan fruit before giving it to the victim and they ate it together. "While eating, the victim's voice suddenly became hoarse, believed to be due to the rambutan seed he had eaten getting stuck in his throat," he quoted as saying to Sinar Harian on Tuesday (Jan 20). "The autopsy results found that the cause of death was confirmed to be due to choking and the doctor also confirmed that there was a rambutan seed in the victim's throat," he said.

Source: The Star January 21, 2026 01:27 UTC