A teacher who sought to get rid of rats that she had found were damaging books in a public school library abruptly died from the toxic fumes of the poison she used, preliminary reports indicate.
The teacher, 47-year old Guillermina Lemos leaves six orphaned children. She is described as an exemplary teacher and mother. She died on Saturday, 18 March 2023 after inhaling the highly toxic poison she had placed in bread to attract the mice she wanted to eliminate in the Tabara Abajo school where she worked.
Lemos is remembered for her vocation for teaching that made her one of the most beloved teachers at the Liceo Secundario Marino Antonio Geraldo, where she had been working for more than 10 years.
Victor Araujo Cabral, director of the Tabara Abajo educational district confirmed the information to Diario Libre. He said that he had known the teacher for more than 25 years. he described her as a cheerful and dedicated person.
Araujo Cabral affirmed that at no time had the school authorities been informed about the mice, which were supposedly eating the library books, which is why the teacher decided to bring the poison to the school.
Due to the toxicity of the poison called York Furioso (profenofos + cypermethrin), five teachers and four people from the administrative area were also affected, including the school principal. All are out of danger.
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Diario Libre
20 March 2023