No matter how young or old you may be, there’s no telling when your body or organ ultimately decides to shut down on you, even if you live a healthy lifestyle.
A young boy tragically lost his life in the middle of a football match in Semenyih, Kajang, and was later found to have suffered several health complications believed to have led to his untimely demise.
14yo M’sian boy dies during football match
According to a statement released by Kajang district police chief Assistant Commissioner Naazron Abdul Yusof yesterday (Sept 9), he said the incident took place on Saturday (Sept 7).
“At around 4.08pm, police received a report from a 46-year-old man, who was a coach at a local football club.
“Based on police investigations, it was revealed that the 14-year-old suddenly collapsed in the middle of the match and was taken to a nearby clinic before being transferred to the Kajang Hospital,” he said.
Unfortunately, it proved to be a little too late as the boy was pronounced dead at 2.02pm on the same day.
Found to have health complications
Naazron added that a post-mortem was performed on the victim’s body, where it was found that he suffered from a heart complication. He was also found to have suffered from asthma too, an ailment he had since he was little.
Police have since classified the case as sudden death (SDR).
Naazron called upon the public, particularly parents, to always send their children for medical checkups before letting them take part in sporting activities or competitions so that such tragedies will not happen.
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