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An eight-year-old boy died after drinking poisoned palm wine at Bantama in the Awutu Senya West District of Ghana’s Central Region.
“I saw the boy screaming for help so I quickly rushed him to Awutu Bontrase Health Center,” according to his aunt.
“Upon checks, we were informed of suspected poisoning and referred to the Winneba Trauma and Specialist Hospital for advanced care,” she said.
The young man succumbed to his pain en route to the referral hospital.
“The palm wine was laced with poison by the tapper who had complained of people stealing his wine,” according to Adom News
The Awutu Bereku police command who were immediately notified of the development took action and visited the scene.
The tapper has been arrested and assisting with investigations.
The remaining palm wine was sent to the hospital as exhibit and tests prove that all the wines in the farm had been laced with poison.
