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Family of 4 reportedly poisoned, 5-year-old hospitalized

Oct 03, 2019 News

A five-year-old from Number 64 Village, Upper Corentyne, Berbice has been hospitalised since Thursday after consuming water that contained a poisonous substance.
The child’s mother, Nikita Moniz, and her father Trevor Moniz and her one-year-old brother, Matthias Moniz, also consumed the water reportedly contaminated with the poisonous substance.
According to Trevor Moniz, 28, a mason, he left his home on Thursday at just around 17:00 hrs and returned home about an hour later.
Moniz told police that he was thirsty and went to have a drink of water from a plastic barrel located aback of the home, which he shared with his wife and two children.
Immediately after consuming the water, he said there was a bitter after taste and suspected that it may be a poisonous substance.
He added that his first thought was whether his wife and children had also consumed the water so he rushed back into the house and inquired from his wife and she admitted that they did have a drink of the water as well.
Moniz said he raised an alarm and they were all taken to the Skeldon Hospital where they were admitted for observation. They were subsequently released but the five-year-old still remains hospitalised.
The matter was reported and samples of the water were taken by the police for analysis.

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