The Rum Box restaurant on Calle del Arsenal in the Getsemaní district, where the Dutch tourist couple, who allegedly got drunk eight days ago, had their last meal. It is open to the public and its menu can be tasted by any restaurant.
This was confirmed today in a dialogue with the owner of the restaurant, EL TIEMPO Abraham Dau, in the sight of the authorities. Dau delivered important videos to the Prosecutor’s Office. You can see everything that tourists make and consume while in the place.
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this Deaths of Robert Gerrit and Nienke Guri Trishna, It remained a secret that they came to the city from Santa Marta to enjoy their holidays.
“The prosecution did not see me again and did not return to my restaurant. We are working, only after the deaths of two Dutchmen they forbade us to sell meat while doing all the food work,” he says. The death occurred three days after these 29 and 32-year-old tourists arrived in the city.
In the hands of the Attorney General, restaurant videos and what happened on the night of Sunday, August 21, the last time they ate there.
The videos of that dinner are very important because they show the condition of the tourists coming and going as well as revealing the health status of the victims 24 hours before the first death; what they consumed while they were there, and if someone nearby gave them something else; in addition to the responsibility that the restaurant will have.
The testimony of Abraham Dau, who assured that the couple was accompanied by a man and a woman, as well as strangers, is an important part of the forensic investigation.
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This newspaper alone has revealed the menu the couple consumed at their last meal at The Rum Box, hours after the tragedy.
The catch of the day consisted of two dishes, one more with salmon and the fourth with chops. All accompanied by mashed potatoes and vegetables. Each diner had two ribs.
The videos in the hands of the investigator show the moment the strangers enter the restaurant and the moment they sit down to eat.
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“It wasn’t a rumba plan, it was more of a chat with friends,” Dau told EL TIEMPO.
Another clue that investigators followed is at the Hotel Casa del Coliseo in the Historic Center.
Two travelers stayed at this Boutique Hotel on the nights of Saturday, August 20 and Sunday, August 21, but their management has remained silent and their lawyers are not answering calls.
The initial diagnosis of the death of the two passengers was poisoning.
This episode is dedicated to the medical director of the Medihelp clinic in Bocagrande, Dr. He was handed over by Javier Hernández to the place where the two strangers were taken still alive. They died there.
The Prosecutor’s Office and Cartagena District Health Directorate (Dadis) evaluated the food and tableware at The Rum Box restaurant in the same week.
Health editor at Editorial House EL TIEMPO, Dr. “For a person to die from poisoning within 24 hours, there must be a very deadly bacterium,” said Carlos Francisco Fernández.
Abraham Dau, son of the mayor (William Dau), argued: Robert Gerrit Kootte and Nienke Guri Trishna Bawa visited the popular Bazurto dining room on Sunday morning.
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In Bazurto, they deny the charges, claiming there were no deaths or major effects in the city due to poisoning.
“These Dutch people didn’t get drunk here. We’ve been cooking for tourists from all over the world for half a century and no one got drunk for us,” said Wilfrido Marimón, president of Bazurto canteens.
While the restaurant where they had their last meal and the dining halls of the Bazurto market, which they will visit again, are open to the public, the causes of death have not yet been determined.
John Montano
THE TIME Correspondent
Cartagena
Source: Exame
