According to the identification by the Hanchuan police, there was a strong poisonous rat in the soil of the vegetable field. (Picture / Retrieved from upstream news, the same below)
An elderly woman surnamed Xiong in Makou Town, Hanchuan City, Xiaogan City, Hubei Province, mainland China, is in her 80s, and her body is still strong. Not only does she go out to farm every day, but every 2 or 3 days, she also delivers seasonal vegetables to her children’s homes. Unexpectedly, the eldest daughter-in-law, the second daughter-in-law, the third daughter and the third son-in-law began to feel unwell after eating the dishes brought by the bear woman last month. Four people were urgently sent to the hospital for treatment. Among them, the third daughter died. .
“Upstream News” reported that in her old age, grandma Xiong was still subsidizing her children. She planted vegetables in a vacant lot and delivered seasonal vegetables to her children’s homes every 2 or 3 days. On June 18, the eldest daughter-in-law, the second daughter-in-law, the third daughter and the third son-in-law became unwell after eating the vegetables. The symptoms were loss of vision, weakness in the limbs, confusion and vomiting. He died, but his third daughter tragically died.
Hearing that the deceased had symptoms such as body convulsions and loss of consciousness, the first reaction of the police was “tetramine” poisoning, and then more than 30 samples were taken from the vegetable field of Granny Xiong and the nearby water ditch. After testing, the bottom and middle parts of the vegetable field soil, unpicked Chinese vegetable rhizomes, Chinese vegetables that the deceased did not eat, and vomit contained tetramine. While identifying the components of the samples, the police also launched a series of investigations and ruled out the possibility of a criminal case.
It is understood that tetramine, also known as “no rat life”, is an organic compound with no irritating odor and color, insoluble in water, and is a neurotoxin. It is highly toxic and can cause secondary poisoning and environmental pollution. It is prohibited to produce, Pesticides for sale and use. The police said that the authorities attach great importance to this matter. Although it is not a criminal case, the homicide mechanism is still activated. The relevant information has been reported to the Makou Town Government and the Hanchuan City Branch of the Ecological Environment Bureau of Xiaogan City.
Local residents believe that the poisonous tetramine in the soil means that the soil has been polluted and one person died. They hope that the local government will find out the source of the poisonous soil and carry out investigation work to eliminate the residents’ anxiety. In response, the staff of the Xiaogan City Ecology and Environment Bureau only responded, “It’s been a few decades and I haven’t heard of such a thing in Makou. It’s really strange. The matter of poisonous rodents in the soil is not under our bureau’s control.”