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A Perth mother and her two daughters spent hours in hospital after they were allegedly served insect repellent instead of juice at a Nedlands restaurant.
Michelle Lemin said she ordered cranberry juice for her daughters Hannah and Oliva at Mickey’s Italian Restaurant in Nedlands.
“The cranberry juice came and as usual my daughters went to gulp it down and they both spat it out and said ‘it’s poisonous!'” claims Michele.
“I was really afraid of what it was and I was afraid I was going to die,” said 11-year-old Olivia Lemin.
The mother then drank herself, causing panic among the family.
“The manager didn’t want to give the bottle to my husband and another waiter stood up and told everyone it was fine,” Michelle claimed.
“My husband yelled ‘no, it’s not right,'” she said.
Marcus Lemin, Michelle’s husband and father of the young girls, claimed that citronella-based insecticide was passed to him from the drinks fridge.
Hannah Lemin, 12, said it was “really disgusting and what you would expect insect repellent to taste like”.
“It felt like someone poured fire on your stomach and you felt like you had needles in your arms and legs,” Olivia said.
The girls were rushed to Perth Children’s Hospital, while Michelle was taken to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.
The woman remembers not feeling well, her stomach is burning and she has a headache.
The mother and daughters were monitored for six hours and are now resting at home.
The Perth restaurant was preparing for business as usual this evening, with a member of staff telling 9News the situation was “very worrying”.
“All this is being investigated and as far as I know for sure [what happened]I’ll let you know,” he said.
The family want a thorough investigation and hope no other diners have to go through what they did.
“I think it’s pretty simple, right? You can’t run a restaurant and allow chemicals to be in an area where these things can happen,” Marcus said.
The City of Nedlands is investigating the incident with the support of WA Health.
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