Poisoning inquiry begins

Motherwell - The lawyer representing families of the victims of the world's worst E

Motherwell - The lawyer representing families of the victims of the world's worst E.coli food poisoning epidemic said yesterday his clients merely wanted to discover the truth as the public inquiry into the outbreak got under way.

At least 20 people are thought to have died during the epidemic in central Scotland which began in November 1996. Hundreds of others were struck down by illness after eating contaminated meat.

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