23 Pakistanis dead after eating poisoned cake in party
Over twenty people have died after they consumed suspected poisoned confectionery at a party in central Pakistan, police say.
“The death toll from consumption of the sweets has now risen to 23, and 52 people are still being treated at various hospitals,” local police official Munir Ahmed said on Monday.
The incident occurred in Punjab province on Friday after the victims consumed a cake at a celebration held by Umar Hayat, a resident of the Karor Lal Esan area, for the birth of his grandson.
The cake that had been bought on April 17 is suspected of being contaminated with pesticides, according to officials.
Senior police officer Rameez Bukhari confirmed the incident, saying two brothers who run the bakery and a worker have been arrested.
“There was a pesticide shop close by which was being renovated, and the owner had left his pesticides at the bakery for safe keeping,” said the officer.
“A baker may have used a small packet in the sweet mixture,” he said, adding that the remains of the cake were sent for laboratory testing.
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif announced that the next of kin of those killed will receive 500,000 Pakistani rupees in compensation.
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