Four family members, including the father and three children, are reported to have died after consuming a poisoned meal. The man identified as Fon Francis died alongside his three children after eating a poisoned meal in their home at Ikiliwindi, in Konye Subdivision, some 89 kilometres from the South West Regional capital Buea.
Francis and his children, identified as Fon Delight, Neba Endurance, and another, were confirmed dead at the Ntam hospital in Mambanda, Kumba, on Monday.
They were rushed there after complaining of a stomach ache that started shortly after they ate a meal of fufu and eru, a popular dish in the South West Region.
A surviving son of the family who did not eat the food said the food was prepared by his mother and that was the third day they were eating it.
The boy said he abstained from eating the food because it had a foul smell but her father and siblings were very hungry and could not hold back.
The incident has left the population in consternation as law enforcement officers opened investigations into the suspected food poisoning case.
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