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Back|Pietracatella Yellow, excluding accidental ingestion: a lot of poison in the victims' blood
Pietracatella Yellow, excluding accidental ingestion: a lot of poison in the victims' blood
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Sky TG24·2 hours ago·Crime·1 min read·🇮🇹Italy·

Pietracatella Yellow, excluding accidental ingestion: a lot of poison in the victims' blood

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The investigations into the death of Antonella and her daughter Sara, which occurred in December in Pietracatella, indicate that the quantity of ricin found in the biological specimens is 140 times higher than the minimum lethal dose, excluding the hypothesis of accidental ingestion and strengthening the murder trail.

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Antonella and her daughter Sara died last December in Pietracatella, in the province of Campobasso. The first hypotheses had considered a possible accidental poisoning by ricin.

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The hypothesis of accidental ingestion of ricin by Antonella and her daughter Sara, who died last December in Pietracatella, in the province of Campobasso, loses substance. Sources close to the investigations underline how the findings of the autopsies highlight quantities of poison, found in the biological specimens, equal to 140 times the minimum lethal dose. The results of the investigations and the testimonies collected so far would strengthen the murder trail, the quantity of poison taken would rule out accidental ingestion.

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The investigations into the death of Antonella and her daughter Sara, which occurred in December in Pietracatella, indicate that the quantity of ricin found in the biological specimens is 140 times higher than the minimum lethal dose, excluding the hypothesis of accidental ingestion and strengthening the murder trail.

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