Rotten fish claims student's life

AMBON, Maluku: An elementary student died and three people were rushed to the hospital on Thursday morning after eating fish from Ambon Bay, Maluku.

According to Rina Latuheru, a relative of the victims, the fish were brought by two on-duty soldiers from a battalion from North Sumatra's Bukit Barisan Military Command on Wednesday night. The fish were eaten on Thursday morning.

After eating the fish, Calvin Lewerissa, 10, along with his younger brother Anjel, and the two servicemen complained of stomach pains and were rushed to the Dr Latumeten Military Hospital.

Doctors suspect the fish had gone off. --Antara