The pain of a family of 3 people who died from alcohol poisoning

Cha Lan village, a Khmu community where alcohol poisoning killed three people on March 12, is hidden behind low hills in Huu Lap commune, Ky Son district.

Village chief Lo Van Vinh said: The village has 120 households with over 600 people, all of whom are poor or near-poor. All residents make a living by farming and gathering. Some people work illegally in China.

Cha Lan Village - where 3 people died from alcohol poisoning. Photo: DT

The house of Mr. Moong Van Tue, a 34-year-old man who died of alcohol poisoning, is located right at the entrance of the village. Mr. Moong Van Thin, Tue's father, is one of the few people in the family who is calmest when talking to visitors. He has two sons, Moong Van Di and Moong Van Tue, and a daughter-in-law, Lo Thi Van, who died suddenly after a drinking party.

Close-up of the poisonous wine bottle that killed 3 people in Nghe An

(Baonghean.vn) - Regarding the case of 3 deaths and 1 critical condition after drinking wine soaked with forest plants in Ky Son, Ky Son District Police (Nghe An) has sealed the bottle of wine soaked with forest plants believed to be the cause of the death of 3 Khmu victims in Cha Lan village, Huu Lap commune to serve the investigation.

Moong Van Tue's house was filled with an atmosphere of mourning. Photo: DT

It was already the third day but the atmosphere of grief still enveloped the small house. From the street, we could clearly hear the crying of Ms. Hien, Mr. Tue's wife. The pain of losing her husband suddenly made the 32-year-old woman almost collapse. She cried continuously for the entire half hour that we were in the house. Hien is the maiden name of the mother of two small children. Since marrying her husband, she has been called Moong Thi Tue. This way of calling by her husband's name is a habit of the Khmu people and is also shown in the family register which only has 4 members.

The pain of Ms. Hien, wife of Mr. Moong Van Tue, when she lost her husband. Photo: HP

In the house, there are only the mother and two small children left. Moong Thi E (also known as Hinh) is in kindergarten, the second child is Moong Van Dan (born in 2016). Although nearly 2 years old, Dan cannot walk by himself. "All day he just cries and eats. He cannot speak yet. The first child has also suffered from polio since childhood and has a lisp," said Mr. Thin.

Relatives and neighbors still came to pay their respects. Most of them were quiet. A group of women lit a fire and sat in front of their house to warm themselves.

Many people came to offer condolences to the families of the two deceased, Moong Van Di and his wife Lo Thi Van. Photo: HV

We went up a few more slopes to the house of Mr. Moong Van Di and Ms. Lo Thi Van, the couple who died of alcohol poisoning on the afternoon of March 12. The house was still packed with mourners. In the middle room of the stilt house, Mr. Di’s two children, Moong Van Oi and Moong Thi Xoa, sat quietly beside a tray of offerings. The bereaved family was performing a ritual for the deceased.

A simple ceremony for the deceased couple was held at home. Photo: HV

Oh, 19 years old, Xoa, 17 years old, just sat there silently, not bothering to answer the guests' questions. Perhaps the pain of losing their parents was too much for the two young men to bear.

The Village Management Board said: Mr. Di and Ms. Van have 3 children. The eldest daughter is married. The youngest daughter just dropped out of school while in 11th grade. This young girl had just moved to her husband's house when her parents suddenly passed away.

The bewildered faces of two children who have just lost both their parents. Photo: HP

Village chief Lo Van Vinh said: The incident is the first case of alcohol poisoning in the village. In Cha Lan, not many people have the habit of using wild plants to soak in wine for medicine. According to the villagers, the toxin that caused the death in the recent incident was a wild fruit called "mac nha". This wild fruit has a bitter taste and is still used by the villagers as medicine to treat stomachaches. "People only scrape a little bit to drink. No one soaks it in wine" - said a person attending the funeral at Mr. Di's house.

Mr. Moong Van Thin added: The victim, Lu Van Kham, his son-in-law, is currently being treated at Nghe An General Hospital and has regained consciousness. But his health is still very weak./.