Child dies after coconut falls on head

A three-year-old, residing in Akarella Watte, Opanaike, died when a coconut loosened from a whole bunch of coconuts fallen on the roof of their house from a nearby tree, fell on his head while he was standing in the garden with his grandmother.

Although the boy was rushed to the Balangoda hospital, he was pronounced dead upon admission.

Another coconut loosened from the bunch had fallen on his grandmother too, but she had escaped with minor injuries.

The postmortem was held by JMO Daya Matotarchchi at the hospital morgue.

The inquirer into sudden deaths also conducted the inquest and returned a verdict of death caused by severe brain damage.