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A senior is suspected of having poisoned children in a holiday camp
A 76 -year -old man was arrested north of England. He would have administered a harmful substance to minors, of which eight have been hospitalized as a precaution.
The police and emergency services decided to hospitalize eight children who did not feel well (illustration image).
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A 76 -year -old man was arrested in a holiday camp in the north of theEnglandsuspected of having poisoned children, among whom eight have been hospitalized as a precaution, said on Thursday the local police.
The facts occurred in a holiday camp located in Stathern, in the Leicestershire, explains the police in a statement, indicating that he was informed on Monday that several children did not feel well.
On the spot, the police and the emergency services examined the children, establishing a “sorting center” in a neighboring commune, and decided to hospitalize eight of them “as a precaution”. “They have since left the hospital,” said police on Thursday.
The man would have “intended to hurt”
“A 76 -year -old man was arrested in the camp, suspected of having administered a harmful poison or substance with the intention of injuring, harming or annoying. He is still in detention, ”she added, without specifying the exact nature of the administered substance.
“We understand the concern that this incident aroused among parents, those responsible [du camp] And the surrounding community, “said inspector Neil Holden. “We are in touch with the parents and officials of the children concerned,” he added.
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