Girl, 10, dies after eating her own birthday cake

Manvi and her sister started vomiting in the night after they had eaten the cake (Picture: NDTV)

A ten-year-old girl has died after eating a cake her family ordered from a bakery for her birthday.

Manvi and her entire family fell ill after consuming the birthday cake purchased from a bakery in Patiala, Punjab, in what is believed to be a food poisoning incident.

In a video shared on social media, the young girl can be seen cutting the cake and celebrating just hours before her death.

Three hours after they had eaten the dessert, the entire family fell ill, reports local media.

Manvi was rushed to hospital the next morning and was put on oxygen and an ECG, but died soon after.

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