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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Tristan Kirk

Pensioner with dementia died after eating laundry detergent tablet she accidentally believed was a sweet

A coroner has called for redesign of washing machine tablets after a Primrose Hill pensioner with dementia died from eating one of pods, accidentally believing it was a sweet.

Elizabeth Van Der-Drift, 93, had gone in search of food when she is believed to have bitten into at least one of the detergent pods, and shortly afterwards she complained of stomach pains and shortness of breath.

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