Police authorities in India have begun an investigation after two young boys were killed when they drank a bottle of sulphuric acid after they mistook it for a bottle of fruit juice.
According to local media reports the two boys named Aryan Singh, 9, and Sahil Sankar 8, tragically lost their lives after they drank the hazardous liquid which belonged to their father a goldsmith who used the substance to melt gold and metals.
Reports say the two boys unknowingly took a swig from the container at Sahil’s home during a party to celebrate his eight birthday.
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However within a matter of seconds of dinking the highly dangerous substance both children apparently collapsed on to the floor in severe agony before they lost consciousness and stopped breathing.
Following a post mortem examination doctors at a nearby hospital determined that both boys died from poisoning.
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Although police have said an investigation is currently ongoing, a spokesman for the force revealed that authorities are treating the tragic incident as an accident.
It is believed that police have spoken to both boys parents and they are currently offering counseling assistance to both families.