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Girl dies after takeaway meal and family fights for life
Police are investigating the death of Khadeeja, who along with her family members allegedly last ate food from a restaurant. Her parents and three siblings are in serious condition at Al Qasimi Hospital.
- By Bassma Al Jandaly, Staff Reporter
- Published: 00:00 April 15, 2007
- Aisha in Al Qasimi Hospital on Saturday. Five of the family are still in serious condition after suffering from food poisoning.
- Image Credit: Bassam Al Jandaly/Gulf News
Sharjah: A three-year-old-girl died of suspected food poisoning on Saturday, doctors said.
Police are investigating the death of Khadeeja, who along with her family members allegedly last ate food from a restaurant. Her parents and three siblings are in serious condition at Al Qasimi Hospital.
A police official told Gulf News that Khadeeja and her family were brought to the hospital by a friend at about 4am in very serious condition.
Mizan Al Rahman, 40, from Bangladesh, his wife Salma, 32, and children, Fatima, 6, Khadeeja, 3, Aisha, 4, and Salman, 1, were vomiting and suffering from severe pain.
Doctors at the hospital said they were taken to the intensive care unit, but Khadeeja died of suspected food poisoning at 7am.
Late dinner
Al Rahman said on Friday night after Isha prayer he bought food for dinner from Pak Ghazi restaurant on Bank Street in Sharjah. "I bought meat kebab, fried brain and biryani and took my family to Khalid lagoon to have dinner there," he said.
"We ate the food and went home late at night. We hadn't eaten anything else together."
Rashid Mahmood, manager of Pak Ghazi restaurant and son of the owner, said municipality inspectors issued their report at 9am yesterday, which said the family did not fall ill because of food from their restaurant but may have eaten elsewhere.
Gulf News tried to contact the municipality but no one was available for comment.
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