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Later in the day, she instructed one of her grandchildren Memory to prepare the mushroom for relish.
“The four who were at home ate the food, leaving some for two family members who were not at home,” said Asst Inspector Gumbo.

She said the four will be buried tomorrow.
Last year, two family members from Epworth, Harare, died of mushroom poisoning.
Mushroom picking is a favourite pastime for most families this time of the year.

Nhedzi, tsvuke-tsvuke, firifiti and Jokowa are among the most common edible wild mushroom varieties.
This most favoured above ground fruiting body of a fungus, usually found under bark, ground, rotten wood and leaves is generally consumed by many households as a delicious relish.

It is categorised into poisonous and edible fungus.
This implies that there is need for caution before one touches, picks or even considers eating it.

Mushroom poisoning results from people mistakenly identifying poisonous mushroom as edible.
Experienced mushroom gatherers are sometimes poisoned by eating poisonous species, despite being well aware of the risk.