Mother dies, child hospitalized after drinking powdered milk

Tien Giang: After drinking a type of powdered milk, an 83-year-old woman died, her 55-year-old son showed signs of dizziness and vomiting and was taken to the emergency room.

On October 15, Tien Giang Provincial Police said they were sending milk samples for testing and examining the body to find the cause of the incident.

The house where the incident occurred. Photo: Nam An — The house where the incident occurred. Photo: *Nam An*

At around 6am on October 14, Ms. Pham Thi Phan discovered that her son, Pham Van Yen (45 years old), had died at home. That same evening, Ms. Phan’s daughter attended the funeral and mixed 100 ml of powdered milk for her mother to drink. Afterwards, the old woman showed signs of chest tightness, difficulty breathing, and vomiting, and died about 5 minutes later. The family believed that Ms. Phan and Mr. Yen died of illness, so they did not report it to the authorities.

In the early morning of October 15, Mr. Pham Minh Tan (55 years old), Ms. Phan's son, came to help organize the funeral. Here, Mr. Tan continued to mix 150 ml of the same type of powdered milk to drink, then had a headache, dizziness, vomiting, and was taken by his family to the emergency room at Vinh Long Provincial Hospital.

The doctor suspected that the patient had milk poisoning. Mr. Tan is now out of danger and continues treatment.

It is not yet clear what kind of milk powder is above and where it comes from. Authorities are investigating the incident.

Nam An

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