Mum and daughter die after consuming poisoned Christmas dinner

Antonella Di Ielsi, 50, and her daughter Sara Di Vita, 15, died from multiple organ failure in Campobasso, Italy, after consuming a Christmas meal believed to be poisoned, possibly with rat poison linked to flour from the family’s mill. They fell ill on December 25 and were discharged from the hospital twice before being admitted to intensive care, where they died on December 28. Investigators are examining the meal components and five doctors face scrutiny for potential malpractice. Gianni Di Vita, the husband and father, remains hospitalized in critical condition.

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