Deborah Tushima: Family breaks silence, reveals what killed her

The family of Deborah Tushima, the makeup artist who allegedly slumped and died on Saturday, July 4, during her birthday celebration, has revealed the cause of her death.

The family said the young lady did not die of poisoning as widely reported.

According to screenshots of a chat shared by a family friend, a family member said the young makeup artist simply slumped.

They added that she started “fainting” recently and the one that happened at her birthday party and ultimately led to her death was the fourth time she fainted.

The family member said: “Later on we discovered that she has a heart problem that makes her faint, and she has been fainting for some time but neither mum nor dad knew about that.”

The family member also confirmed that she died in Makurdi, where she was doing her IT.