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Foreign News
February 12, 1780
The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
What is this article about?
In Cuerphen, Scotland, a poor woman mistakenly fed her family rat poison cakes, leading to the deaths of three children and her husband and herself in critical condition, as reported in a letter received near Morpeth.
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NEWCASTLE, September 11.
A Gentleman in the neighbourhood of Morpeth has received a letter from his friend in Scotland, which contains the following particulars, viz.
A farmer at Cuerphen having made some cakes for poisoning of rats, by accident one of them fell out of the window and was taken up by a poor woman, who carried it home, and gave part of it to her husband, and five children, who eat it, and the rest she eat herself. Three of the children are since dead, and the husband and wife are in a dangerous way.
A Gentleman in the neighbourhood of Morpeth has received a letter from his friend in Scotland, which contains the following particulars, viz.
A farmer at Cuerphen having made some cakes for poisoning of rats, by accident one of them fell out of the window and was taken up by a poor woman, who carried it home, and gave part of it to her husband, and five children, who eat it, and the rest she eat herself. Three of the children are since dead, and the husband and wife are in a dangerous way.
What sub-type of article is it?
Accidental Poisoning
What keywords are associated?
Scotland
Cuerphen
Rat Poison
Family Poisoning
Children Deaths
Where did it happen?
Cuerphen, Scotland
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Cuerphen, Scotland
Outcome
three children dead, husband and wife in dangerous way
Event Details
A farmer at Cuerphen made cakes for poisoning rats; one fell out the window and was taken by a poor woman who gave part to her husband and five children, and ate the rest herself.