'POISONED' YOGHURT KILLS TODDLER

MBABANE – A 19-month-old toddler has died after reportedly being fed yoghurt laced with poison.

Two other relatives aged 28 and 50 years, who also ate the yoghurt, survived, after they were quickly rushed to Mankayane Government Hospital. The incident happened in Mankayane last week. According to a source, the three individuals ate the yoghurt which led to the toddler dying, while the two were rushed to hospital, where they were treated and discharged. This follows an incident which happened at KaPhunga recently, whereby two children died after eating emasi laced with a poisonous substance. Another similar incident happened at Nsingweni in January, whereby three children, aged two, five and nine, were allegedly forced to ingest a poisonous substance by their mother. Acting Chief Police Information and Communications Officer Assistant Superintendent, Nosipho Mnguni confirmed the incident.

Investigating

Mnguni said the other two were treated and discharged. She said they were still investigating the matter but they still did not have a suspect. She explained that what they knew was that the people ate the yoghurt suspected to have been poisoned. Mnguni said these yoghurts were supposed to be delivered at home. She said the police were still investigating the matter, to identify the suspect and further understand, who the yoghurts were meant for. In the Nsingweni incident, the children, according to a relative, were found at their parents’ bedroom. The mother is said to have not shared or given a valid explanation to the family for her actions. Instead, she profusely apologised for the incident, claiming she had also ingested the substance. “From hearsay, we gathered that she had informed other people she would engage in such an act as they purportedly had an argument with my brother,” the relative said.

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