Overview
- The Capufe toll cashier, who fell ill during her overnight shift, developed chest and stomach pain minutes after eating a chocolate around 4 a.m. Wednesday, March 25, and died after being taken to a hospital in Oluta.
- State prosecutors in Veracruz opened a criminal investigation, seized the second chocolate bar for toxicology, and began reviewing witness statements and security camera footage.
- Authorities have not issued an official cause of death or confirmed any link to the chocolate, though one report cited a necropsy noting a cerebrovascular event.
- Coworkers said a truck driver gave the worker two chocolate bars while paying the toll, and investigators are working to identify the driver from testimony and video.
- Family, coworkers, and the local mayor attended a wake in Ixhuatlán del Sureste, reflecting community pressure for answers that could lead to guidance on accepting food gifts at work.