The key facts

  • A woman and her three daughters died in the Bagat district of Khorezm region, reportedly after being poisoned by a salad
  • The oldest of the deceased girls was 7 years old; there were no other children in the family
  • No official information about the cause of the incident has been published yet

Four deaths in one family

In the Bagat district of Uzbekistan's Khorezm region, four members of one family — a woman and her three daughters — died of poisoning. The incident was confirmed to the Kun.uz publication by the chairman of the 'Manaviyat' makhalla of the settlement where the tragedy occurred.

Suspected cause — a salad

According to the makhalla chairman, the exact cause of death of the woman and her daughters has not yet been established, but it is suspected that they may have been poisoned by a salad. He said the family was celebrating a birthday, and the next day the woman and her daughters ate the salad left over from the celebration. The salad was prepared by the woman herself. Her husband was not at home at that moment.

Details and lack of official data

As reported, the oldest of the deceased girls was 7 years old; apart from the three daughters, there were no other children in the family. There was no official information about the incident at the time of publication.