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Kayova food poisoning forensic results still pending: NamPol

Kayova food poisoning forensic results still pending: NamPol

Staff Writer PRELIMINARY results from one of the most significant food poisoning case in Namibian history, in which 16 family members from one household died after consuming pearl millet Mahangu flour, have revealed that no man-made poisons were found in the victims’ blood and tissue. According to Namibian police’s national spokesperson, Deputy Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi, the Namibian Police Forensic Science Institute (NPFSI) has yet to send food samples from the deadly Mahangu consumed by the family to South Africa to determine the presence of any poison. The tragedy occurred towards the end of May in the Kavango East area, notably…
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