A dead man and his family were poisoned by stew: they found a jar in the trash and thought it was salt

A 53-year-old man Passed away and an 18 year old boy recovered Intensive Care From the San Benjamin Hospital in the city of Entre Ríos COLONWhile five other members of the same family are one step away from being discharged one after the other food poisoning,

They all disintegrated after consuming one stew This Tuesday during the afternoon in the city of Entre Ríos Villa Elisa. The prosecutor in the case confirmed this Thursday that he believed it was table salt, and that he used it in preparation, they found it in the trashDuring cardboard collection.

“The same victims said they had mixed a substance from a jar they had collected from the garbage two weeks ago into the food and they thought it was salt,” the man told TN. Prosecutor Alejandro Perroudwhich investigates the case. For its part, the result of Autopsy and relevant toxicology studies to confirm your suspicions.

“The suspicion is that the substance has contaminated the food. This is a White matter And, along with food remains, they are analyzed in Paraná. “We have no confirmation of what it is,” he said in relation to the hypothesis that it could be Nitro SaltWhich is used in making sausages.

In fact, this Wednesday, Marcos LucianiThe director of the San Benjamin de Colon hospital, where the victims arrived, explained the hypothesis of the case this Wednesday: ““They mistakenly confused table salt with another product”,

According to prosecutor Perroud, for his part, 18 year old boy Those who were left in intensive care “He’s improved and they took him off the respirator today.” The rest have returned to Villa Elisa for close monitoring and will be discharged in the next few hours.

It all started on Tuesday afternoon, when several members of a family in Villa Elisa began to feel unwell after eating stew for lunch and sought medical help. Four were admitted San Roque de Villa Elisa Hospitalwhile four others were shifted St. Benjamin of Columbus.

The 53-year-old victim died of poisoning-related cardiorespiratory arrest soon after entering the health centre.

“They are the people who do the recycling work at Villa Elisa They collect cardboard. We believe that, by chance, He took a packet thinking it was table salt And he confused it when he put salt in the food,” Luciani said 24 hours before the prosecutor confirmed that it was a jar he found in the garbage with which he had salted the stew.

The woman who made the stew, a cousin of the inmates, did not suffer symptoms: Headache, vomiting and difficulty in breathing. They believe he ate the second meal like other family members who did not have any problems. So the investigation is in limbo.

Late last month, another mass poisoning occurred in Santa Fe province Coronda Hospital, a man died drank pesticide to commit suicide and 14 health worker who were exposed to the substance were left Hospitalized with symptoms of poisoning.

A call from the staff of 13th Police Station of Arocena reported that a person Palo Azul Neighborhoodin the southeast corner of the city of Santa Fe, he was found to be intoxicated. However, according to medical sources, the investigation is ongoing. The substance involved would be organophosphateA compound commonly used for insect control.

unit of SIES 107 They contacted the neighborhood and there they referred the 31-year-old man to the health care center, where he died around 11 p.m., but without any adverse effect on the health of those who tried to save his life. After interacting with the patient, 14 workers began to show some symptoms of poisoning.

For this reason, a consultation was carried out Toxicology Hospital of the City of Buenos AiresWhere he advised for immediate help and relocation of all Jose Maria Cullen Hospitalof City of Santa Fe.Additionally, they evacuated the area.