5-year-old girl dies and brother is hospitalized after mother uses agricultural insecticide against lice in MG

A 5-year-old girl died and her 2-year-old brother was hospitalized this Sunday (8) in Minas Gerais. The mother used rural insecticide to treat lice.

The case occurred in Matutina. The girl received medical attention, but did not survive, while the 2-year-old boy was transferred to Patos de Minas.

The police seized a package with a remaining quantity of the chemical. The material was sent to forensics to confirm the identification of the substance.

The 30-year-old mother reported applying the insecticide Diazinon to her children's heads. After the application, the children began to feel sick.

The mother took her children to the hospital with help from others on the way. The Military Police were called and the body was sent to the IML.

A 5-year-old girl died and her 2-year-old brother was hospitalized after the two were admitted to the Matutina Municipal Hospital, in Alto Paranaíba, on Sunday (8), with suspected chemical poisoning. To the Military Police, the children's 30-year-old mother told that she used a rural insecticide on her children's heads to combat lice.

The girl received medical attention, but did not survive. The boy was stabilized and transferred to Patos de Minas.

In a statement, the Civil Police reported that the mother was taken to the police station and interviewed through the State Digital Duty Center. She was released after paying bail, but remains under investigation.

A package with a remaining quantity of the product was seized and sent to forensics, which should confirm the identification of the substance.

According to the mother, she used a product identified as Diazinon on her children's heads, described in the record as an insecticide for rural use. After the application, she said that the children sat outside the residence and, shortly after, they began to feel sick.

According to the woman, she picked up her children to take them to the hospital.

During the journey, he received help from people who took the children to the health unit. The Military Police were called to the scene due to suspected chemical poisoning.

According to the Civil Police, a forensic team was at the scene of the events, collecting traces and information to help with the investigations.

The body of the 5-year-old child was sent to the Legal Medical Center, in the city of Patos de Minas, for examinations.