Three siblings die after consuming poisonous substance in Karachi
- By Web Desk -
- Apr 10, 2021
KARACHI: Three siblings died after consuming some poisonous substance in Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal on Saturday, ARY News reported.
According to police, three children, two boys and a girl, died after consuming toxic food in Gulshan-e-Iqbal. Their mother also fell unconscious after consuming the toxic substance.
Hospital sources said that three children between four and seven years of age were brought dead to the hospital. A woman was also brought to the hospital in critical condition, said the sources.
Police said that the family had sprayed chemicals in the apartment today to kill the bedbugs.
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Last year on December 9, a woman and her daughter had died after consuming poisonous food in Lahore.
According to the details, Muhammad Ismail, a resident of Shera Kot, had purchased “Dahi Bhallay” from a shop for his family. After consuming the “Dahi Bhallay”, the condition of three out of the eight-member family had turned worsen.
They were rushed to the nearby hospital where doctors pronounced the woman and her daughter dead on arrival. Hospital sources had said that her 12-year-old son was in critical condition and remained unconscious.