Police confirmed they received a report regarding the deaths of a woman and her son yesterday due to food poisoning after a wedding feast at Kampung Batu 4, Jalan Apas.

Tawau deputy police chief Champin Piuh said the 24-year-old niece of the deceased woman lodged the report at 10.30am.

The complainant said her 36-year-old aunt and her nine-year-old eldest son were believed to have suffered from food poisoning after attending the wedding feast in the village last Saturday.

"Based on the husband's statement, his wife had also brought home some food from the feast, and after consuming it, experienced diarrhoea and vomiting from Sunday morning until Monday evening," he said in a statement today.

Champin said the Health Ministry is still probing the exact cause of the food poisoning, while the police forensic team is also investigating the case.

"The case has been classified as sudden death. The post-mortem on both bodies was completed at about 6.30 pm yesterday and revealed no signs of injury," he added.

He said police will continue their investigation, including obtaining statements from other witnesses who attended the feast, to determine whether they also experienced similar symptoms.

- Bernama

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