Inquest Dockets Opened Following Spaza Shop Snack Deaths

Witbank: The Police in Witbank, Mpumalanga, have opened two inquest dockets for investigation after a 43-year-old man and his four-year-old nephew died allegedly after consuming biscuits from a local spaza shop on Wednesday. According to South African Government News Agency, it is reported that the owner of the tuck shop, who is a foreign national, had arranged with the landlord to store his stock in the main house. This decision was made after the owner heard there was looting of tuck shops belonging to foreign nationals in the area. The landlord allegedly consumed some of the biscuits and shared them with his nephew. Shortly afterwards, both individuals began to feel dizzy and started vomiting. They were taken to a local medical facility where they were certified dead on arrival, the police said in a statement on Thursday. The source of the biscuits and the cause of death will be determined through post-mortem examinations.