Eating Oil Palm Mushrooms Mixed With Fish Curry, 1 Family In South Sumatra Province Is Poisoned

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MEDAN - One family in Matahari Hamlet, Hapesong Baru Village, Batang Toru District, South Tapanuli Regency, North Sumatra, was poisoned.

South Tapan Police Chief, AKBP Roman Smaradhana Elhaj said the incident began when Ali Akbar (58) brought home several mushrooms from his oil palm plantation in the Plantation Village, Angkola Sangkunur District, Wednesday, June 8, afternoon.

The mushroom was planned to be cooked and eaten with his family.

"But after eating the mushrooms the next day, Ali and his wife and children were suspected of being poisoned", said AKBP Roman, Friday, June 10.

Feeling something was wrong, Ali Akbar then contacted Bhabinkamtibmas from the Batang Toru Police, Aipda Rahmat Hidayat Harahap. Then Aipda Rahmat, went straight to Ali Akbar's residence to check the food that Ali Akbar and his family had eaten.

"Apart from Ali Akbar, his son Muhammad Aslan (9) and his wife Eriani Siregar (46), were also victims of the food poisoning", he said.

Based on the information obtained, Ali Akbar gave the oil palm plant mushrooms to his wife to store in the refrigerator. The next day, Ali Akbar's wife cooked curry fish mixed with the mushrooms from the oil palm plant.

"After eating the mushrooms from the oil palm plant, the three of them felt dizzy and nauseous followed by vomiting", he explained.

AKBP Roman said that at this time Ali Akbar and his family had been taken to the Batang Toru Health Center for medical treatment.

"The plan is that Ali Akbar and his family will be referred to the Padangsidimpuan City Inanta Hospital for more intensive treatment", he said.