Student, 20, dies in his sleep after eating pasta that had been left out in the kitchen for five days
A 20-year-old student died after eating a bowl of pasta that he had left out in his kitchen for at least five days, according to reports. The student, identified only as AJ, from Brussels, Belgium, fell sick after consuming the leftover spaghetti, which was made five days earlier and was stored at room temperature. The incident occurred in October 2008.
He reportedly became severely ill and went to bed to try and sleep it off. The next morning his parents were shocked to find him dead in his bed. The incident unfolded when he came home from school and reportedly warmed the spaghetti in the microwave oven and ate it before heading out to play sports. He returned home just half an hour later feeling sick. AJ was reportedly suffering from headaches, abdominal pain, and nausea and threw up for several hours before falling asleep around midnight, the Daily Mail reported.