BY RASBERT TURNER, Portmore Star writer
THE COMMUNITY OF Walker's Avenue in Gregory Park , is still in a state of shock following the death of three residents who are suspected to have been poisoned.
Reports are that from October 25, 14-year-old-Lisa Moncrieffe, 17-year-old Kebian Duhaney, and 20-year-old Denver Taylor, drank a milky product given to them by a church who it is said got it from the charity, Food For The Poor.
Having consumed the product, they started to complain of pains, and according to Cheryl Francis, mother of Moncrieffe, the pain and suffering got worse. "She started to vomit blood after she go school on Tuesday, October 25 and she did not go back to school. When she start to complain fi har belly, me decide to take har to the hospital and on Monday, October 31 she dead. The doctor said that she died of food poisoning," remarked a tearful Francis.
Geraldine Pennant, the mother of Duhaney said she came home and was told that someone had given the children the drink. Her story was similar to Francis'. She added however, that her son's health started to deteriorate rapidly and he started to vomit blood and pass blood in his stool. She added that he was taken to hospital by his grandmother and died at 2:00 p.m., on Monday, October 31.
The residents report that they have been receiving drinks on a weekly basis from Food for the Poor, but this was the first time something like this has happened.
THE PORTMORE STAR was also shown one of the empty drink boxes which had September 23, 2005 as its expiry date. They said that they blame the company for giving them expired drinks. "Dem mus know sey the drinks expire when dem a gi wi and that is what we blame dem fa", remarked a disgruntled resident.
Things took a turn for the worse on Wednesday evening, when Denver Taylor, one of two persons who had been admitted after consuming the drinks, died in hospital. Residents demonstrated by blocking the road. The streets were cleared however after the demonstrators were promised a thorough investigation.
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