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STRANGE DEATHS

In Sambhal, a city in Uttar Pradesh in northern India, eight people working in a storage facility were killed by a deluge of potatoes. Large quantities had been stored in bags on the building’s roof, which gave way under the weight, resulting in those inside being crushed by tons of falling vegetables. BBC News, 17 Mar 2023.

After no one had contact with Aleasha Sullivan, 32, of Holcombe, Devon, after 12 October last year, her support worker.

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