August 15, 2022

In one case, a couple died of watermelon poisoning

On August 11 of this year, a couple died of watermelon poisoning in Norin district of Namangan region. Hayat Shamsutdinov, Press Secretary of the General Prosecutor's Office, informed KALAMPIR.UZ about this.

According to reports, citizens living in "Katta Yayadoq" MFY, Norin District, JX (68 years old, male) and his spouse ME (63 years old, female) and their children GX (35 years old, female), RX (31 years old, female ) and grandsons SR (10 years old), UR (6 years old) were poisoned by food and watermelon in the living room. As a result, JX and ME died in their apartment. It is noted that the watermelon was purchased on August 7, stored in the refrigerator for two days and consumed on August 9.

Citizens GX, RX and their children were placed in the district medical association. According to the preliminary information of the Norin inter-district forensic medical examination department on August 11, the death of the deceased JX and ME was caused by poisoning from an unknown agent (food product), internal organs were in a state of shock, blood was in liquid form. , caused by chronic ischemic heart disease, acute cerebral pulmonary edema, acute cardiovascular and respiratory failure.

In order to clarify the cause of the death of citizens JX (full names are not given for certain reasons) and ME, the poisoning of citizen GX and his children and sister RX, a forensic examination was appointed.