Four girls are dead and a Ugandan school community is in shock after students fell ill following what authorities suspect was a poisoning linked to oranges brought in by a classmate. The girls began vomiting shortly after eating the fruit, and their condition deteriorated quickly.
Police are now travelling to the village the oranges came from as part of an active investigation into the incident. The focus is on tracing the origin of the fruit to understand how or why it may have caused the deaths.
No further details about the school, the pupils, or the classmate who brought the oranges have been confirmed at this stage. Investigators are yet to release findings, and the community is waiting for answers.
Originally published by BBC Africa.