Toddler Fights for Life after Ingesting Poison

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Two-year-old Melanie Santos is tonight in a critical condition at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after she accidentally ingested poison while at home in San Felipe Village, Orange Walk. The details of the incident, which has been confirmed by police, are frightening for any family that has a small child running around the house. According to police, Melanie’s father, Orlando Santos placed pieces of bread soaked with Lannate pesticide on the bed to deal with a rodent issue; Melanie was later observed consuming the bread. The toddler was rushed to the Northern Regional Hospital and later transferred to the K.H.M.H. in a critical condition. Registrar of Pesticides Miriam Ochaeta-Serrut says that the pesticide is a red label product – it is highly toxic to humans.