Overview
- Boonpan, 78, and his daughter, Wijitra, 40, fell ill on August 22 after a home-cooked curry at their Mae Chan residence in Chiang Rai.
- The mushrooms had been gifted by a friend and were cooked by the family without realizing they were poisonous.
- Relatives reported Boonpan foaming at the mouth and convulsing; Wijitra was found unconscious in a locked bedroom, and both were later pronounced dead at hospital.
- Police said a preliminary examination showed no external wounds, and a sample was sent to Chiang Rai Prachanukroh Hospital for laboratory analysis.
- Authorities note similar recent fatalities from foraged mushrooms in Thailand, and community leaders urge extreme caution during the rainy season.