Stale bread kills man

BANDUNG, West Java: A man died in extreme pain after eating some stale bread from a jar in his office, situated on Jl. Abdurahman Saleh No. 50, on Sunday night.

The victim was identified as Jumadi, 29, who worked as a warehouse security guard for a marketing firm, PT Dahlia Dewantara, on Jl. Abdurahman Saleh.

Jumadi's colleague, Soim, 28, said the incident happened at 9 p.m. on Sunday, after both he and Jumadi had returned from dinner.

"When we returned, he was still hungry. He must have seen the stale bread in the jar in a corner of our office, and must have immediately eaten it," Soim said as quoted by Antara.

West Bandung police precinct officers have taken a portion of the stale bread as evidence for examination.

Soim said that minutes after they returned to the office from dinner, he heard a scream and then saw Jumadi on the floor.

"He was foaming at the mouth, shaking like crazy. He was clutching his stomach tightly and his eyes looked like they were going to pop out. He died seconds later," Soim said at the Hasan Sadikin Hospital here.

"I immediately noticed the jar and was surprised to see that it was empty." (ylt)