Dearly departed: Lim (pic, below) passed away after she experienced breathing difficulties and poisoning as a result of eating fried puffer fish at home in Kampung Chamek, Kluang.
KLUANG: The 83-year-old woman who lost her life after consuming puffer fish and her husband actually had no idea they were eating something that contained deadly toxins.
Their daughter Ng Ai Lee, 51, said her 84-year-old father purchased the fish unknowingly from a fishmonger last Saturday as there were only a few selections left.
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