Total Horror! 25 People
Die After Eating Cake at Naming Ceremony
A naming ceremony which was supposed to be a gathering of joy and
complete harmony has turned really sour as 25 people lay dead after the event.
At least 25
people have died in six days after eating cake which police suspect was mixed
with pesticides at a naming ceremony.
About 54
people were sickened after eating the sweets in Punjab, Pakistan.
Umar Hayat, 58,
hosted the party for friends and family in Karor Lal Esan, in celebration of
the birth of his grandson. However, after eating mini cakes that were
purchased from a bakery, many people got sick.
According to police, 10 people died the same day of the party and 15 more have passed away since. Police official Munir Ahmed confirmed that the dead includes the newborn baby’s father and seven uncles.
Hayat lost all of
his eight sons, some daughters and grandchildren all within 6 days.
“The death toll
from the consumption of the sweets has now risen to 25, and 52 people are still
being treated at various hospitals,” Ahmed said.
Police
arrested three people, the two owners of the bakery, who are brothers, and a
worker.
Police said that
the pesticide store near the bakery was being renovated, and the owner of that
store asked the bakery owners to hold some pesticides in the bakery for safe
keeping.
“A worker may have
accidentally used a small packet of pesticides in the cake,” police said.
The remains of the
mini cakes will be sent to a laboratory for testing.
Punjab Chief
Minister Shahbaz Sharif announced that the next of kin of those killed will
receive 500,000 Pakistani rupees ($4,772) in aid.
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