Year Four pupil who choked on gummy candy laid to rest; dad says son never eaten that candy before

2025-02-21 4,872

Ten-year-old Mohamad Fahmi Hafiz Mohamad Fakhruddin, who tragically passed away after choking on a gummy candy nearly the size of a ping-pong ball, had never eaten that type of candy before.

His father, Mohamad Fakhruddin Mohamad Fikri, 35, said his eldest son may have consumed the candy with friends at his Fardu Ain Basic Class (religious school) in Sungai Dua.

A somber atmosphere enveloped Masjid Jamek Permatang Binjai Muslim Cemetery as family and friends gathered to bid their final farewell, laying Mohamad Fahmi Hafiz to rest.

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