The father of the child Shafie Allah Niazi told Emirates Al-Youm that his 10-year-old son Khuzaymah, who died of inhaling a poisonous substance used to fight insects in an apartment next to his house, has completed all his burial procedures. The procedures for the extradition of his body and burial, pointing out that the burial will be today, "Wednesday" after the Asr prayer of the Sahaba mosque in Sharjah.
He confirmed that his daughter Kumal, the twin of his son Khuzaymah, will be discharged from the hospital this evening after receiving the necessary treatment and reassurance that she is in good health, pointing out that the doctors allowed her to leave the hospital, pointing out that there are attempts to inform her about the death of his brother before his burial.
Lawyer and legal advisor Raji confirmed that the owner of the apartment in which the insecticide tablets were found may face the charge of causing his mistake in harming the safety of another body according to article 343 of the Penal Code, which is punishable by imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year and a fine not exceeding ten thousand AED or with one of the two penalties.
The text of the article indicates that the penalty is imprisonment and a fine if the offense results in the violation of the safety of more than three persons. If the crime is committed as a result of the violation of the duty of the offender by his or her profession or profession, the penalty shall be imprisonment for a period not less than 6 months and not more than five years And fine.
The details of the incident went back to last Friday, 24 May, when the Central Operations Room of the Sharjah Police received a notification from Al Qasimi Hospital in Sharjah at 10:30 am, stating that a 10-year-old Asian child died of inhalation of an insecticide , While his twin sister, mother and father suffered suffocation due to inhalation of the same toxic substance, and their home in one of the regions in the Emirate.
A report by the Sharjah Police revealed that 32 tablets of insecticide were found inside the residential apartment adjacent to the apartment where the deceased child's family lives, causing death and other injuries caused by inhalation. The substance inhaled by the deceased child and his family, Which are banned and prohibited for use in residential areas, which produce (phosphine gas), which often leaks into neighboring apartments through the ventilation holes, causing fatal poisoning.
The police appealed to the members of the society to hedge when using pesticides of all kinds and to deal with licensed companies accredited by the competent authorities in the Emirate, which can be identified through the site of the municipality or call hotline (993) of the Municipality of Sharjah, noting that when moving to the scene of the incident, Issued by the municipality warns against the use of unlicensed pesticides, which represent a danger to the health of individuals, but many apartment residents do not make such warnings important, causing similar accidents, wishing safety for all.
The Sharjah Police General Command urged members of the community to exercise caution and caution when using insecticides to the extent of the danger of their misuse, which leads to deaths, calling for the need to investigate companies approved and licensed by the competent authorities in the Emirate to control insects.
In turn, the Municipality of Sharjah warned against dealing with unlicensed pesticide companies whose owners leave their advertisements at the doors of houses announcing the provision of these services and the use of unlicensed pesticides that lead to poisoning or sometimes death to their danger. They called on the community members to always contact them on 993 to inquire. For companies licensed or by visiting their website, not to deal with companies that are not approved by the municipality or to buy pesticides from shops as dangerous to the health and safety of individuals.
She pointed out that in the case of monitoring companies that carry out this activity without a license, the necessary measures are taken against it because it poses a danger to society and the safety of individuals. He pointed out that the public's awareness and commitment to the instructions and advice issued by the municipality and the ongoing campaigns to raise awareness of the risk of dealing with unlicensed companies, Positive results down such irregularities or even non-occurrence.