Toxic fish causes deaths

Toxic fish causes deaths

BANJARNEGARA, Central Java: A nine-year-old girl died and six
family members are being treated in Kalibening village after they
unsuspectingly ate a toxic home-cooked fish on Sunday evening,
police have said.

Khotijah, 40, fried a dry-salted fish for her family's dinner.
Soon after eating it, however, all seven suffered headaches and
then vomited. Some of lost consciousness.

A neighbor, Kaswan, said the sounds made while the family was
vomiting alarmed the neighborhood. They then brought the victims
to the local health center, but young Khasanah died on the way.

A doctor at the health center told a Banyumas Police officer
on Monday that the salted fish was not edible because it was
stale. (bby/45)