Two uncles and nephews died from drinking wine soaked with forest roots.
After drinking half a bottle of wine (1.5 liters), both of them went home. Afterwards, Mr. M. had a seizure and died. Mr. V. went to sleep and was also found dead on the hammock in his house.
On the morning of August 30, Mr. Ho Quang Buu - Chairman of the People's Committee of Nam Tra My district, Quang Nam province informed that an alcohol poisoning case had just occurred in the district, causing two deaths.
The victims were identified as Mr. Vu Quang V. (born in 1995) and his uncle Mr. Nguyen Van M. (born in 1977), both residing in village 1, Tra Don commune, Nam Tra My district.
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| A 1.5 liter bottle of wine soaked with strange plant roots caused the death of two uncles and nephews. Photo: Provided by the police. |
Before that, on August 28, the two went into the forest to find tree roots to soak in wine to drink. At 9:30 p.m. the same day, they both brought the jar of wine soaked in strange tree roots to a camp near their house to drink together.
After drinking half a bottle of wine (1.5 liters), both of them went home. However, a few minutes later, Mr. M. had a seizure and died. Mr. V. went to sleep and was also found dead on the hammock in his house.
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| The scene of alcohol poisoning in Nam Tra My district. |
Upon receiving the news, Nam Tra My District Police quickly arrived at the scene to gather information and conduct an autopsy. According to local residents, the type of root the two men drank was “khai root”.
Previously, in March 2018, in Nam Giang district, there was also an alcohol poisoning incident in a village that killed 3 people and left more than 20 others in critical condition.
