P'nP terrorist strikes again?
2003-07-21 08:36
Ina Opperman
Johannesburg - A family member of the Johannesburg teenager who was apparently poisoned by contaminated Pick 'n Pay products, is now also showing signs of poisoning.
Sean Summers, chief executive officer of Pick 'n Pay, says an investigation has been launched to see if there's any link between the cyanide found in the blood of the two family members and products bought at Pick 'n Pay's shop in Kensington, Johannesburg.
It is not known if the family member ate the same products which made the girl ill.
The girl became ill two weeks ago after eating a packet of Fritos and later a packet of Maggi 2-minute noodles. Another unopened packet of noodles, bought at the same time, also showed traces of cyanide.
Two other people, an elderly West Rand woman and a middle-aged woman from Amanzimtoti on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast, contacted Pick 'n Pay after eating No Name Brand Portuguese sardines.
The West Rand woman kept the tin which said: "Poison. Do not eat. Contact Pick 'n Pay immediately".
It seemed as if something had been written on the Fritos bag, but nothing on the packets of noodles.
It's been nearly 40 days since the extortionist last contacted anyone.
- Beeld