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Woman dies in butcher shop accident

Woman dies in butcher shop accident

A 50-year-old woman has died in a workplace-related accident in a butchers shop in the western city of Messolonghi when her hair got tangled in a mincing machine she was cleaning.

The tragic incident occurred on Friday evening in front of the woman’s 17-year-old daughter, who reportedly also worked as a cleaner.

Police and firefighters rushed to the scene after the daughter raised the alarm.

The daughter was subsequently hospitalized in a state of shock, public broadcaster ERT reported.

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