00:00Ten-year-old Mohamed Fahmi Hafiz Mohamed Fakhruddin tragically passed away after choking on a
00:07gummy candy nearly the size of a ping-pong ball.
00:11His father, Mohamed Fakhruddin Mohamed Fikri, said his son had never eaten that type of
00:16candy before and may have consumed it with friends at his Fardu Ain basic class school
00:21in Sungai Dua.
00:22Despite the circumstances, the 35-year-old pee-hailing rider said he does not blame the
00:27candy for his son's death, acknowledging that it could have been any food item.
00:32He accepts the loss as Allah's will and considers it part of life's trials.
00:38Following police advice, Mohamed Fakhruddin said he would file a report on the incident
00:43since it occurred at school.
00:46At Penang Hospital, Mohamed Fahmi Hafiz's grandmother, Hambia Qasim, shared her grief,
00:51recalling that last Saturday was the last time she saw her beloved grandson.
01:12Hambia added that her grandson always loved spending school holidays at her home in Alor
01:17Star.
01:18A sombre atmosphere filled Masjid Jamek Permatang Binjai Muslim Cemetery as family and friends
01:25gathered to bid farewell.
01:27A hearse transported his remains to his grandmother's house in Kampung Permatang Binjai at about
01:322 p.m. after the post-mortem at Penang Hospital.
01:36Over 200 family members and relatives attended the burial.
01:41Police have ruled out foul play, classifying the case as sudden death.
01:46North Seberang Perai OCPD Assistant Commissioner Anwar Abdul Rahman said authorities are still
01:52awaiting the final report to confirm the exact cause of death, but have found no criminal
01:58elements.
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