Date Posted: May 06, 2008.
The Antigua Sun has reported the very sad death of a
baby girl - seven months old, after allegedly
being given kerosene to drink.
Notwithstanding the marked difference in the scent of
the volatile hydrocarbon and that of water, the report says
that the child's 52-year-old god father may have taken an
Oasis bottle from atop a refrigerator believing it contained
water. He then allegedly poured the liquid into the
child's bottle, to give her to drink in an apparent attempt
to help ease discomfort caused by a cough she had developed.
The child was subsequently hospitalized for about four
days before passing. She had been staying with the god
parents while her parents were away.
The 52-year-old man is reportedly in police custody
assisting with investigations into the matter.
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