Deaths of couple from pufferfish poisoning in Johor: Lab reports to be completed in 2 to 3 weeks
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Mr Ng Chuan Sing, 84, and his wife Lim Siew Guan, 83, from Kluang district in Johor, died after eating pufferfish.
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JOHOR BAHRU – Johor’s Health Department is awaiting laboratory reports deaths of an elderly couple
Johor Health and Unity Committee chairman Ling Tian Soon said the reports are expected to be completed in the next two or three weeks.
At the same time, police are also investigating the case, he said.
Mr Ling said the completed investigation papers will be submitted to the deputy public prosecutor who will decide if the relevant parties, including the supplier of the fish, could be charged.
“We will also need to discuss with the Health Ministry and experts from universities on whether the existing laws are sufficient for us to charge the supplier of the fish,” he said.
The elderly couple, from Johor’s Kluang district, died after consuming the deadly pufferfish recently.
Mr Ng Chuan Sing, 84, and his wife Lim Siew Guan, 83, consumed the fish they bought from a trader on March 25, unaware that it was a pufferfish.
The couple began experiencing breathing difficulties after eating it.
Several hours later, Madam Lim died, while Mr Ng went into a coma and died on Saturday. THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
