Housewife Avoids Jail After Bedbug Poison Kills Neighboring Child

Jesmin Akter used illegally imported aluminium phosphide to fumigate her flat, resulting in the death of an 11-year-old girl.

Jesmin Akter admitted to manslaughter and importing a regulated substance without a license.
The poisonous gas phosphine, created by the substance, seeped into neighboring flats.
The incident resulted in the death of Fatiha Sabrin on her 11th birthday and the hospitalization of another child.
Akter received a suspended two-year jail sentence and 150 hours of unpaid work.
The judge highlighted the landlord's inadequate pest control measures and the serious risk posed by Akter's actions.