STRANGE DEATHS

Massachusetts construction worker died after eating one-and-a-half bags of black liquorice every day for several weeks. The 54-year-old had switched from red, fruit-flavoured twists to the black liquorice version a few weeks before his death last year. He collapsed while eating lunch at a fast-food restaurant. Emergency responders performed CPR and he revived, but died the next day. Doctors later discovered that the man had dangerously low potassium, which had led to heart