Whole family including dog die in their sleep
Published: 2013 October 26 08:56:11 (5405 Views)
A whole family from Abia State in Nigeria have died in their sleep.
Apparently Boniface Ejiagwu, 58, his wife Rebecca Ejiagwu, 50, and son Chukwudi Ejiagwu, 28, from Ezi-Owelle Anambra State had in the morning of Saturday last week, gone out for their normal daily businesses.
It was gathered that after their return home, the man's wife prepared food which they ate and after a while, went to bed.
It was believed that their dog which also died same night must have eaten from the same meal.
Their death was discovered after four days when their bodies had started decomposing.
It was then that neighbours on Wednesday, reported the incident to the police who after coming to see things themselves, gave order on the request of some family members that the corpses should be taken for burial.
A senior police officer who spoke on the condition of anonymity said they are suspecting the deceased might have died of food poisoning.
"Nobody can say for sure now what killed them, that could have been found out through autopsy but we are suspecting they may have died of food poisoning", the police officer added.
- Sunnews
Apparently Boniface Ejiagwu, 58, his wife Rebecca Ejiagwu, 50, and son Chukwudi Ejiagwu, 28, from Ezi-Owelle Anambra State had in the morning of Saturday last week, gone out for their normal daily businesses.
It was gathered that after their return home, the man's wife prepared food which they ate and after a while, went to bed.
It was believed that their dog which also died same night must have eaten from the same meal.
Their death was discovered after four days when their bodies had started decomposing.
It was then that neighbours on Wednesday, reported the incident to the police who after coming to see things themselves, gave order on the request of some family members that the corpses should be taken for burial.
A senior police officer who spoke on the condition of anonymity said they are suspecting the deceased might have died of food poisoning.
"Nobody can say for sure now what killed them, that could have been found out through autopsy but we are suspecting they may have died of food poisoning", the police officer added.
- Sunnews
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