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Baby boy drowns in bucket of water at home

Other News Materials 9 May 2008 06:30 (UTC +04:00)

A baby boy drowned in a bucket of water three days before his first birthday, news reports said Friday. ( dpa )

The child, known among his Singapore neighbours as Ah Boy, was found with his head in the bucket in the bathroom of the one-room flat, The Straits Times said.

The water had been collected for a bath. The boy apparently managed to lift himself by holding onto the side of the bucket before falling face first into the water.

He was taken to a hospital Wednesday near his flat, where he was pronounced dead.

Neighbours said he was looked after by his grandmother when his parents were not at home.

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