SRI AMAN: A Form One student at a secondary school here was rushed to the hospital yesterday in what police suspect to be a case of a prank gone awry.
The 13-year-old victim from Pantu near here was admitted to the Sri Aman Hospital due to food poisoning shortly after he ate a fried noodle, which was mixed with poison meant to kill cockroaches.
Sarawak Criminal Investigations Department chief Datuk Dev Kumar said police have picked up the boy's classmate for questioning at his house in Taman Sri Jaya today.
He said the police have also seized a box of roach poison for further checks.
"Initial investigations showed the suspect had brought a container of fried noodle and a box of roach poison to the school.
He said while in class, the suspect mixed some of the poison, which was in powder form, with the noodles.
"He then offered the food to the victim who then ate it. A few minutes later, the victim started vomitting," said Dev in a statement.
The suspect, said Dev, became panicked and passed the poison to another classmate, who in turn, informed the teacher of what had transpired.
Teachers then rushed the victim to the hospital and informed the boy's family. A police report was lodged by the victim's father, 49, at the Sri Aman police station.
"The motive of the incident is still being investigated by the police," said Dev adding that the case is investigated under Section 328 of the Penal Code for causing hurt by means of poison.
He said the suspect will be released on police bail since the he is a minor.