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Had it not been for one hungry relative, a pot of soup could have easily been the last meal for a woman and her two kids after her lover allegedly prepared it complete with a poisonous substance.
Information reaching THE STAR is that the man at the centre of the alleged incident has fled the community of Scott Town in Mandeville, Manchester, since Saturday after confessing to adding poison to the soup which he prepared for his girlfriend, who he alleged was cheating.
poisonous substance
It was not clear what poisonous substance was put in the meal. However, Detective Corporal Samuel Bailey of the Area Three police said that investigations are being conducted. He said police are seeking the whereabouts of the man, who was lucky to have also fled the anger of irate residents who swooped down on his home with plans of delivering a fine beating.
According to Detective Corporal Bailey, the police were told that a hungry relative of the alleged man's girlfriend walked inside the kitchen just in time to behold his 'in-law' adding the contents of a Pepsi bottle to the pot of soup.
The man's girlfriend and kids were not home at the time.
"What we heard is that some relative was just in time to see the man pouring the liquid into the soup," the detective said.
After being asked what was poured into the soup, <span style="font-weight: bold">the alleged man reportedly broke down into tears while accusing his girlfriend of cheating on him. He then admitted that poison was added to the meal. </span>
confession
He never stayed to find out the consequences of his confession nevertheless. THE STAR was told that the man made a hasty escape and has not been seen since.
As word of the 'deadly soup' spread throughout the community, an angry mob rushed to the man's home but by that time he was long gone.
"The man's in-law is lucky too because he went for his share of the soup but the man confessed everything and then left," said Detective Bailey.
The woman and her children are also said to have left the community after returning home and hearing of the deadly soup.