The children are believed to have eaten poisonous fruits [Photo/Courtesy]
A family has been left mourning after two children died after eating the fruits of a fig tree Makindu in Makueni County. According to reports, Mbithe Mwende aged 3 and Mumbe Nduma aged 5 died while receiving treatment at , Makindu Hospital Tuesday morning.
The two children struggled with running stomachs through the course of the night after eating the poisonous fruits.
Area assistant chief Samuel Muthondwe, claims the fruits were bought by the children's mother, Nduma Maithya, at a nearby market.
“The lady had a family feud with her husband and decided to go back to her parents at Makindu. She bought those deadly fruits on her way, ” said Mr. Muthondwe as reported by The Standard. According to Maithya, the children complained of stomach pains after she fed them the fruits. Makindu police boss Henrietta Wanyama says the medical results of the two children are yet to be released.
“We are waiting to get report from the hospital but allegations are that they could have succumbed to the poisonous fruits,'' said the OCPD.