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Boy strangles himself with karate belt while trying to fly
[Emirates 24/7] A young karate enthusiast in Sharjah accidentally hanged himself with his own karate belt while imitating his favourite cartoon character, Spiderman. His parents had been away at work.Daniel Baby, 11, tried to imitate a stunt by tying one end of the karate belt to the door and the other end as a noose around his neck, before jumping down from a chair. Sharjah Police is investigating the death and the boy's body is kept in police morgue and will be repatriated to India. The sixth standard student of Delhi Private School, Sharjah, has been learning karate. The boy had several karate belts of different colours that he used at different stages of karate learning. The only son of Baby Kuriakkose and Valsamma Joseph, hailing from Palarivattaom, Kerala, the boy adored cartoon characters. He made several paper cut-outs of Spiderman and other cartoon characters, that dominate his room. His father is an accountant with a shipping company and his mother a nurse in Al Mawarid. The Indian family residing near Adnoc petrol station in Mysaloon area of Sharjah is grief-stricken. The boy's schoolmates are also saddened by the tragic accident. The unfortunate accident happened on Sunday afternoon when his mother Valsamma was not at home. "Apparently, he hooked one end of the karate belt on his neck and the other end on top of the door, and jumped from a chair. The noose tightened and he could not release it. The boy's leg was touching the ground, but he remained motionless," said sources familiar with the accident. When his mother returned from work, the boy did not open the door and when she broke open the door with the help of neighbours, the boy was found trapped on his karate belt. Even though he was rushed to the hospital, he died. Posted by: Fred 2011-10-06 |
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