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Poisoning in NT children linked to lead ammunition used by hunters
By Avani Dias
Updated May 30, 2016 10:31:36
John-Paul Wodidj's young nephew was behaving unusually and showing signs of a mysterious illness.
"He grabs his own finger and chokes himself in the throat," Mr Wodidj explained.
The family took the boy, 11, to the health clinic in their Aboriginal community of Palumpa, 353 kilometres south-west from Darwin.
After tests, he was found with toxic amounts of lead in his blood.
The boy is one of 30 children in the communities of Palumpa, Peppimenarti, and the Emu Point outstation in the West Daly region, found with elevated lead levels.
"He needs his parents to be there with him all the time and stop him from what he's doing ... maybe he'll come good again," Mr Wodidj said.
"It makes me feel sad."..
By Avani Dias
Updated May 30, 2016 10:31:36
John-Paul Wodidj's young nephew was behaving unusually and showing signs of a mysterious illness.
"He grabs his own finger and chokes himself in the throat," Mr Wodidj explained.
The family took the boy, 11, to the health clinic in their Aboriginal community of Palumpa, 353 kilometres south-west from Darwin.
After tests, he was found with toxic amounts of lead in his blood.
The boy is one of 30 children in the communities of Palumpa, Peppimenarti, and the Emu Point outstation in the West Daly region, found with elevated lead levels.
"He needs his parents to be there with him all the time and stop him from what he's doing ... maybe he'll come good again," Mr Wodidj said.
"It makes me feel sad."..