Fatal food poisoning in Marrakech: the courts have delivered their verdict

The Marrakech Court of First Instance imposed, on Monday, July 1, 2024, a prison sentence on the owner of the snack bar in the Mhamid district where 26 people had been victims of food poisoning.

The verdict has been handed down in the case of the “deadly poison”, which caused the death of six people, including a child. The Court of First Instance of Marrakech sentenced the owner of the snack bar in the Mhamid district where 26 people had been victims of food poisoning and two of his accomplices to four years in prison. They were also fined 1,000 dirhams. All three were prosecuted under arrest. The court had in the meantime rejected their request for release.