Man hospitalised after eating 'stale food' at police station
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October 17, 2025
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A homeless man had to be hospitalised after consuming food and tablets he found in a cell at a police station.
According to a police report, around 2.30 pm on October 15, the 25-year-old man was being held at the Tunapuna Police Station when he ingested two paracetamol tablets and stale food that had been left in the cell from prisoners who were previously housed at the station.
Shortly afterwards, the man complained of feeling unwell and began vomiting.
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