A South African man and his four-year-old nephew collapsed and died from suspected food poisoning shortly after eating biscuits allegedly looted from a tuckshop in Mpumalanga. The shop is owned by a foreign national.
Police spokesperson Colonel Mavela Masondo confirmed the incident, which happened in Witbank on Wednesday, 8 July 2026.
“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,” he said.
“This was after he heard that there was looting of tuck shops belonging to foreign nationals in the area.”
Masondo said the landlord allegedly consumed some of the biscuits and shared them with his nephew.
“Shortly afterwards, both of them started feeling dizzy and vomiting. They were taken to a local medical facility, where they were certified dead on arrival,” Masondo said.
“The source of the biscuits and the cause of death will be determined through post-mortem examinations.”
Police have urged community members not to eat food taken during looting, warning that its safety cannot be guaranteed.
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