A grandmother identified as Asunta Tejerina prepared buñuelos to offer to her family in the city of Santa Cruz in Bolivia, but without imagining that it would be the last food they would taste since the elderly woman prepared them with a toxic substance that she mistook for milk. .
After trying the fritters, the older adult, along with three other family members, ended up admitted to the hospital where they lost their lives due to the poisoning they suffered from consuming the infected fritters that Asunta Tijerina prepared by accident.
What killed grandma’s family?
Among the people who consumed the fritters who were admitted to the Japanese Hospital in the Bolivian city, were Mrs. Tejerina’s two children and one of her granddaughters. Likewise, the elderly woman remained in bed when she mistook the chemical compound for milk when preparing the food.
Although two more relatives of the proven woman also ate the fritters, they managed to survive, but not the other three victims who died in the hospital, where the 81-year-old woman who, after being in bed, finally lost her life was also hospitalized.
Asunta Tejerina harmed her family due to involuntary poisoning after eating buñuelos. It happened in Santa Cruz de #Bolivia.
The 81-year-old grandmother and three members of her family lost their lives. These are two of her children and one of her 9-year-old granddaughters. pic.twitter.com/lqp1flFjqB
— SYLPHA (@CECILIACAR80077) February 24, 2024
According to the medical report, Asunta Tijerina died after experiencing fever and tachypnea (rapid breathing due to problems doing so) that led her to suffer cardiorespiratory arrest, according to Toxicology doctor, Banny Zelada, cited by the local media Opinión.
However, relatives of the elderly woman demanded that the authorities carry out a thorough investigation to determine the type of agrochemical that caused the death of the four people, as well as the way in which the product reached the grandmother’s hands.
Added to the above were the protests of Santa Cruz departmental assembly member Dilfe Rentería, who stated that the hospital should be investigated to verify or rule out a possible case of medical negligence that caused the death of the elderly woman, her two children and her 9-year-old granddaughter. year old.
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2024-02-26 14:48:10
