A 93-year-old woman is dead and two other residents were hospitalized after being poisoned in a San Mateo senior home. Investigators said they were called to the Atria Park Senior Living Facility Sunday night and discovered they had been served dishwashing liquid instead of drinking juice.
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A resident of a San Mateo senior citizens home died after being mistakenly served dishwashing liquid as drinking juice, the home said., about 20 miles south of San Francisco, were taken to the hospital after they were served the drink on Saturday morning, the facility told KTVU in a statement. "We have been working with local authorities, who have informed us that one resident passed away. Our sincerest condolences are with the family," Atria said in the statement.The facility has suspended employees involved while it investigates, and the facility also is cooperating with authorities, the statement said.However, Marcia Cutchin told KRON-TV that the dead resident was her mother, 93-year-old Gertrude Elizabeth Murison Maxwell.
Atria told the family that the substance was an "alkaline cleaning solution that eats protein," she said.Maxwell leaves eight children and 20 grandchildren, her daughter said.that I have read and agree
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