A 42-YEAR-OLD widow fell ill after she allegedly ingested contaminated water inside a motel in Lapu-Lapu City yesterday.
The woman, who is allegedly from Moalboal town, vomitted blood after drinking from a mineral water bottle which her companion, a 23-year-old man, took from the motels refrigerator.
Police said the two checked into the motel at midnight.
They were about to check out at around 4 a.m. when the woman asked her companion to get her a bottle of mineral water from the refrigerator.
A few seconds after drinking the contents of the water bottle, the woman complained of soreness in her throat and started vomiting.
Police from the homicide section of the Lapu-Lapu City Police Office went to the motel to investigate the incident.
The bottle of water is now being examined at the PNP Crime Laboratory, police said.
Plastic seal
Police said it was not clear if the plastic seal of the bottled water was intact before the victim consumed its contents.
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