92-year-old Tom McDonald with dementia died after mistakenly consuming washing detergent.
92-year-old Tom McDonald from Dublin, suffering from dementia and Alzheimer's disease, died on Mar. 9 after accidentally ingesting washing detergent instead of milk while eating cornflakes in the middle of the night. Confused about time and day, McDonald was taken to St. Vincent's University Hospital where he succumbed to his condition, with dementia, heart disease, and an inflammatory reaction in his lungs from the detergent contributing to his death.
August 08, 2024
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