Two Sabah schoolboys die from methanol poisoning, 25 discharged

The second student in critical condition from methanol poisoning in Pitas died of severe brain injury at the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital 2 (HQE2) in Kota Kinabalu yesterday.

He was one of two 17-year-old fifth-formers at the secondary boarding school in Pitas who fell into critical condition after a group of 27 students consumed a carbonated drink mixed with methanol on June 6.

Kota Marudu District police chief Supt Zairolnizal Ishak, when contacted today, said...