Police Probe Deaths of Four Pupils at Kampala School as Suspected Poisoning

Ugandan police are investigating the deaths of four girls at a primary school in Kampala as suspected poisoning. The pupils, aged between nine and 11, died on Tuesday, according to BBC News.

Three of the girls died at home. The fourth died in hospital while receiving emergency treatment.

The school is Ta'aliim Primary School and Quran Memorisation Centre. Police have cordoned off the centre as a crime scene, and its head teacher has been arrested to assist with investigations.

The school has said that eight pupils ate oranges shared by a fellow pupil. Five of those pupils started vomiting, including the four who later died. A fifth pupil who vomited remains in hospital.

Post-mortem examinations are being carried out to determine the exact cause of death. Detectives plan to visit the village where the oranges came from.