The fateful drinking party that killed 3 brothers in Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - The wine bottle soaked with forest plants for about a week, considered a strong and precious wine, so Mr. Moong Van Di and his wife only invited his wife's sister and younger brother to drink. Unexpectedly, that was also the fateful drinking party for the whole family.

Nghe An: 3 people in a family died after drinking wine soaked from forest plants
(Baonghean.vn) - After drinking medicinal wine soaked in forest plants together, 3 people in a family died. Another person is in critical condition and is being treated at the hospital. The incident happened in Cha Lan village, Huu Lap commune, Ky Son district (Nghe An) on the afternoon of March 12, 2018.
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Victim Lu Van Kham, who was lucky to survive, has now regained consciousness and continues to receive intensive treatment at the Poison Control Department of Nghe An General Hospital. Photo: V.Đ |
Lu Van Kham (born in 1994) is the brother-in-law of Moong Van Di - the person who organized a medicinal wine party at his house and invited Kham to drink.
"At 2am, I came back from fixing the faucet and hadn't had time to wash my hands and feet when my uncle said: Brother-in-law, come to my house to drink my medicinal wine (in Nghe An, people call the wife's brother or younger brother "uncle") which has been soaked for 7 or 8 days. I don't invite other people, I only invite my brother-in-law and younger brother to drink" - Mr. Kham said sadly.
He also said that there were 4 people on the wine tray, including Moong Van Di and his wife Lo Thi Van (both born in 1978), Moong Van Tue (also known as Muoi, born in 1984) and the youngest was Kham (born in 1994).
Mr. Lu Van Kham recounts the fateful drinking party. |
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The forest plants that Mr. Di's family uses to soak in wine. Photo: PV |
However, at that moment, Mr. Di did not believe it either. He said: "Don't lie to me, I'm sitting here, calm. If the alcohol had drugs, I would be affected too" - Mr. Kham recounted. And right after that sentence, Mr. Di also collapsed on the alcohol mat.
Just a few minutes later, when all four people collapsed, the scene became chaotic. Mr. Di's family panicked and called for help, but it was too late. Ms. Lo Thi Van died right on the bed; Mr. Di and Mr. Tue died on the way to the emergency room, and Mr. Kham was taken to Ky Son District General Hospital, then transferred directly to Nghe An Provincial General Hospital, where he was saved by the doctors and nurses there.
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Plastic wine bottles are believed to be the cause of the deaths of three people in Cha Lan village, Huu Lap commune, Ky Son district. Photo: PV |
The wine bottle and a number of forest plants soaked in wine were sealed and seized by Ky Son District Police to serve the investigation.
The alcohol poisoning incident shook the Khmu village here. Everyone was surprised by the sudden deaths of three brothers in one family because in daily life, the Khmu people often drink alcohol and still have the habit of soaking alcohol with leaves and forest plants to drink, they call it healthy wine.

The pain of a family of 3 people who died from alcohol poisoning
(Baonghean.vn) - The atmosphere of mourning still covers Cha Lan village, where 3 people died from alcohol poisoning on the afternoon of February 12, 2018.