{"id":315324,"date":"2022-03-01T07:38:12","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T05:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=315324"},"modified":"2022-03-01T07:38:16","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T05:38:16","slug":"boy-6-chokes-to-death-on-marula-seed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=315324","title":{"rendered":"Boy (6) chokes to death on marula seed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maria David<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>A SIX-YEAR-OLD boy died when he choked on a marula seed.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The deceased and another child, aged five, were looking after livestock at Ombonde village on Friday when the tragedy happened.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>According to Nampol spokesperson Inspector Thomas Aiyambo, the boy climbed into a marula tree where he picked a seed and sucked on it. It got stuck in his throat and he choked to death.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Boy-6-chokes-to-death-on-marula-seed-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-315326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Boy-6-chokes-to-death-on-marula-seed-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Boy-6-chokes-to-death-on-marula-seed-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Boy-6-chokes-to-death-on-marula-seed-768x511.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Boy-6-chokes-to-death-on-marula-seed-1200x800.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Boy-6-chokes-to-death-on-marula-seed-274x183.jpeg 274w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Boy-6-chokes-to-death-on-marula-seed-80x54.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Boy-6-chokes-to-death-on-marula-seed-130x87.jpeg 130w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Boy-6-chokes-to-death-on-marula-seed-359x240.jpeg 359w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Boy-6-chokes-to-death-on-marula-seed-85x57.jpeg 85w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Boy-6-chokes-to-death-on-marula-seed-546x365.jpeg 546w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Boy-6-chokes-to-death-on-marula-seed-165x109.jpeg 165w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Boy-6-chokes-to-death-on-marula-seed-112x75.jpeg 112w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Boy-6-chokes-to-death-on-marula-seed-179x120.jpeg 179w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Boy-6-chokes-to-death-on-marula-seed-170x113.jpeg 170w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Boy-6-chokes-to-death-on-marula-seed-81x55.jpeg 81w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Boy-6-chokes-to-death-on-marula-seed-765x510.jpeg 765w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Boy-6-chokes-to-death-on-marula-seed-451x300.jpeg 451w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Boy-6-chokes-to-death-on-marula-seed.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>DANGEROUS: A little boy died after choking on a marula seed.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Aiyambo said the seed was found next to the boy\u2019s body after it was removed from his mouth by a villager who was called by the house owner.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No foul play is suspected,&#8221; Aiyambo said.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Police investigation continues.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maria David A SIX-YEAR-OLD boy died when he choked on a marula seed. 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