A five-year-old boy has died while his gran is fighting for her life in hospital after they were attacked by wasps while cutting a tree.
The incident took place in the southern Cambodian province of Takeo while the 62-year-old grandmother, identified as Chen Oeurn, was cutting fronds from a palm tree to build a chicken coop.
The woman and her five-year-old grandson, identified as Morn Kakakda, struck a wasps' nest and were immediately attacked, according to police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Chuon Samang.
The 62-year-old woman remains in hospital after sustaining serious injuries. The incident was witnessed by an unnamed neighbour.
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