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Ryan Fahey

Toxic porridge kills family of 13 after getting mixed with homemade beer

Thirteen members of the same family have died in Namibia after being poisoned with toxic porridge, with the youngest victim aged just two-years-old.

Authorities believe the staple breakfast dish was tainted after it was mixed with sediment left over from homemade beer, according to state broadcaster, the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation.

NBC added that another four people are in hospital in critical condition.

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