In Karnataka, woman brushes teeth with rat poison, dies

UDUPI: In a shocking incident reported from

Malpe

, a woman died after she accidentally brushed her teeth with

rat poison

instead of toothpaste.

According to the Malpe police, where an

Unnatural Death Report

(UDR) has been registered, the deceased has been identified as

Leela Karkera

, 57, a resident of Malpe.

On November 19, at 5am, she accidentally applied rat poison on the toothbrush and brushed her teeth. She probably could not make out the difference between a

toothpaste tube

and the rat poison tube. She was immediately rushed to a private hospital for treatment. She was declared dead on Sunday.

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