Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Mushrooms down family of 6
SIX members of a family were poisoned after eating mushrooms for lunch in Cotabato City on Sunday.
Police identified the victims as Azrah, 4: Zenairah 5: Alnor, 8; Cemarie Mananggit, 18; CK Mananggit and Amil Abas, 42, all residents of Barangay Lugay-Lugay, Cotabato City.
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Based on reports gathered from the Cotabato City Police Office, the victims gathered a bunch of mushrooms that sprouted beside their house around 9 a.m. Sunday and ate it for lunch.
A few minutes later, the victims experienced dizziness, stomach cramps and started vomiting.
The victims were brought by the neighbors to the Cotabato Regional and Medical Center. A few of the victims who ate generously are the ones in critical condition.
According to a staff from the City Health Office in Cotabato City, the mushrooms were poisonous since it was white in color and could have come from the urine of either a dog or a rat.
Doctors have conducted further examination on the victims to determine the real cause of the food poisoning. (Edgardo Fuerzas)
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