School children in Sithembile, Glencoe, fall sick after eating goods purchased from a vendor
This is the first reported incident of so-called 'tuckshop' poisons reported in the Endumeni area.
Several children were taken to hospital this morning after falling sick after eating confectionary sold by vendors outside a primary school in Sithembile, Glencoe.
A mother of three children who fell sick said they had purchased sweets from a person selling goods through a fence around the perimeter of theAmakhemfundo Primary School.
It was said by another parent that her children had eaten a chocolate called ‘Longest’.
The children are undergoing medical treatment.
Ward 3 Councillor, SM Pakathi, told the Courier that he was aware of the incident and had dispatched a ward committee member to the school to gather more information.
Updates will be published once these have been received.
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