Anambra State Police command’s spokesperson, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga
Tragedy in Anambra, mother, four children die after taking ‘poisoned’ food
A woman and her four children have died in the Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State.
According to PUNCH, the deceased persons died of suspected food poisoning at Abubor Nnewichi community in the local government area.
The victims, who are identified as Onyinye, mother; Miracle; Dominion; Amanda and Kosi, children, reportedly died after taking their dinner on Monday.
A family source familiar with the matter said they died before they were rushed to the hospital.
According to the source, their father, who was away when the tragic incident happened, is also battling for his life at the hospital.
He was rushed to the hospital after suffering a shock on returning home to meet members of his family dead.
The source said, “A mother and her four children died after consuming a meal that was their dinner. We do not know what the real food was because they had finished eating it before the incident happened. But from the appearance of the remnants from the plates, it looked like a cassava meal.
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“Their father is battling to survive at a hospital where he was rushed to, as he was in terrible shock on getting home, even though he did not eat the ‘killer food.’
“It was a rude shock and sad development to the community. The case has been reported to the police station in the area and the bodies of the victims have been recovered and deposited at the morgue,” he said.
It’s gathered that two other siblings of the family, a boy and a girl, escaped the tragic occurrence as they were in the village and not living with their parents in Nnewi.
The Anambra State Police spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident, saying that the matter was reported to the command.
Ikenga said, “Yes, it is a case of sudden and unnatural death reported to the command. The bodies of the victims have been recovered and preserved in the morgue for autopsy in a follow-up to unravel the circumstances surrounding their deaths.
“It involves a woman and her four children. Further details shall be communicated, please.”
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