Perrence Shiri Cause Of Death Revealed
The late Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Retired Air Chief Marshall Perence Shiri (born Bigboy Samson Chikerema) died yesterday morning after a short illness. His death came after his driver died due to a Covid-19 related illness last Saturday and he was buried a day later.
Yesterday social media was awash with news about his death, with many already claiming that he had succumbed to covid-19 after it was reported that he died while being taken to a Chinese facility for treatment of suspected COVID-19.
However, following his death his family revealed that the cause of death might be food poisoing after they were many speculations about the cause of his death.
Savanna News has established that, the late Perrence Shiri died after severe vomiting and showed symptoms consistent with food poisoning.His family members argue that even the doctors who initially attended to him also suspected that it was food poisoning.
Family spokesperson Benjamin Chikerema (Junior) says that even though they already suspect that he could have succumbed to food poisoning, they are a waiting for post mortem rsults to reveal the cause of death.
“We have noted social media reports of COVID-19 suspicions. Although we cannot rule that out, what we know for now is that he started vomiting severely and was attended to by doctors who suspected food poisoning,”said Chikerema
The family is not ruling covid-19 but they strongly suspect food poisoining as the cause of his death, as they argue that his symptoms are not similar to covid-19. Chikerema added that, “He started vomiting and was taken to the doctors who said they suspected he had eaten poisoned food. Around 3am, he started having difficulties in breathing and died when he was being taken to a Chinese facility.”
The late retired Air Marshall Shiri, a veteran of the country’s independence war, was declared national hero yesterday, his burial arrangements are set to be announced in due course.
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