Deadly dessert: 3 dead, including 2 children, after eating poisonous halwa
A third child is reportedly in critical condition.
A third child is reportedly in critical condition. PHOTO: FILE
KARACHI:
Three people, including two children, died after consuming poisonous halwa in Landhi, Karachi, Express News reported on Friday.
A third child is reportedly in critical condition.
A grandmother and her two grandchildren were poisoned when they ate the dessert. The grandmother died on the spot.
The two children were taken to hospital and received first aid, before they died as well.
The bodies of the deceased were taken home by relatives before the police could conduct investigations.
The cause for the poisoning is not yet known.
Three people, including two children, died after consuming poisonous halwa in Landhi, Karachi, Express News reported on Friday.
A third child is reportedly in critical condition.
A grandmother and her two grandchildren were poisoned when they ate the dessert. The grandmother died on the spot.
The two children were taken to hospital and received first aid, before they died as well.
The bodies of the deceased were taken home by relatives before the police could conduct investigations.
The cause for the poisoning is not yet known.