In the Kyzylzhar district of the North Kazakhstan Region, a family of five was poisoned, two children aged 3 and 6 have died.
According to the Kazinform International News Agency, police have launched a pre-trial investigation into the poisoning of the family. It is reported that the investigation is being conducted under the article "Violation of sanitary rules and hygiene regulations, resulting in mass poisoning of people through negligence and resulting in the death of two or more persons through negligence".
In the press service of the Department of Sanitary and Epidemiological Control, it was stated that specialists have taken samples, which are currently in the laboratory for analysis. The cause of the poisoning has not yet been reported.
"The mother, born in 1996, and the child, born in 2014, are currently in the regional multidisciplinary hospital. According to the father, they consumed dumplings and Coca-Cola from a local shop", reported the regional health department.