Massachusetts Man Accused of Poisoning Pregnant Girlfriend with Abortion Pill
A Massachusetts man is accused of slipping the woman he was dating an abortion pill and causing her to lose her baby.
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VIDEO: Arizona Woman Who Poisoned Husband’s Coffee with Chlorine Gets Probation
A woman in Tucson, Arizona, has been sentenced for poisoning her husband’s coffee after a camera caught her in the act.
Georgia Man Sentenced to 50 Years for Poisoning His Newborn with Antifreeze
A man in South Fulton, Georgia, was sentenced to 50 years behind bars for attempting to kill his newborn daughter by poisoning breast milk with antifreeze, officials said.
Wisconsin Woman Who Poisoned Friend with Eyedrops Sentenced to Life
A Wisconsin woman who fatally poisoned her friend and stole nearly $300,000 from her has been sentenced to life in prison.
Police: Texas Mom Mixed Fake Sports Drink for Son’s School Bully, Student Ends Up Hospitalized
A Texas mom has admitted to mixing a drink for her son to give to another child at school, resulting in his hospitalization.
TX Attorney Sentenced to 6 Months Behind Bars for Poisoning Pregnant Wife’s Drinks with Abortion Pills
A Texas man who slipped abortion drugs into his wife’s drinks several times has been sentenced to 180 days in jail and ten years on probation.
FDA Warns Parents: Fruit Puree Pouches Recalled for ‘Extremely High’ Levels of Lead
The FDA is advising parents to throw out WanaBana Apple Cinnamon Fruit Puree Pouches due to “extremely high concentrations of lead” discovered in the product.
Woman Who Wrote Book to Her Children on Grieving Their Dad’s Death Now Accused of Killing Him with Fentanyl
An author of a children’s book that teaches children how to deal with the loss of a loved one is now charged with the death of her husband.
Discussed ‘Doing God’s Work’: Canadian Arrested Over Sale of Poison to Suicidal Individuals Online
A Canadian man has reportedly been arrested by police after allegedly selling poison to suicidal individuals online.
Texas Woman Poisoned by Touching Napkin Stuck in Car Door Handle
A Texas suspects she was poisoned by touching a napkin stuffed in her car’s door handle outside a Houston restaurant. Doctors agreed she had been poisoned but were unable to identify the poisonous material.
South Africa Mystery: At Least 21 Children Aged 13-17 Found Dead at Pub
Government officials in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province said at least 21 teenagers were “found dead” at a bar on Sunday morning under unclear circumstances, South Africa’s DispatchLive reported, noting that while the cause of the deaths remains unknown, some have speculated that the youths may have been “exposed to some form of poison.”
Sri Lankan Migrant Accused of Multiple Poisonings, One Fatal
A 63-year-old Sri Lankan domestic worker is on trial in the French department of Hauts-de-Seine this week after being accused of poisoning several people with sleeping pills, including a woman who died as a result.
Man Arrested After Food at Three London Stores Injected With Syringes
Police in London arrested a man on suspicion of contaminating food in three supermarkets by injecting them with syringes.
Putin Replies to Biden Calling Him a Killer: ‘Stay Healthy!’
Russian President Vladimir Putin urged American counterpart Joe Biden to “stay healthy!” after reporters asked him Thursday to respond to Biden’s comments calling Putin a “killer.”
Report: Heavy Metals in Water Caused ‘Mysterious Illness’ Affecting Hundreds in India
Experts concluded this week that lead and nickel content in drinking water was the primary cause of a “mysterious illness” affecting nearly 600 people in India’s southeastern Andhra Pradesh state in recent days.
France Warns Soldiers Against Food Delivery Apps After ‘Faeces and Pieces of Glass’ Discovered
A leaked email has warned soldiers about possible poison attacks from those delivering food through apps like Uber Eats and Deliveroo.
Russian Dissident Alexei Navalny Out of Coma Following Suspected Poisoning
Doctors removed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny from a medically induced coma and say he is “responding to verbal stimuli,” Berlin’s Charité hospital announced Monday.
Paedophile Ex-Cambridge Uni Scientist Jailed for Sending Theresa May Fake Poison
A paedophile former University of Cambridge research fellow who sent ex-Prime Minister Theresa May a hoax package containing a white powder, intended to appear as poison, has been jailed.
Prague Mayor Under Police Protection over Possible Russian Poison Plot
The mayor of Prague, Zdeněk Hřib, has been placed under police protection amidst claims that the Russian government had attempted to poison those responsible for removing a statue of a Soviet general statue from the city. The mayor and Ondřej
Iran: Over 700 Die After Drinking Methanol as ‘Cure’ for Chinese Coronavirus
More than 700 Iranians have died after ingesting toxic methanol in the false belief that it provides a cure for the Chinese coronavirus, according to figures from the country’s national coroner’s authority.
Florida Teacher Suspended for Allegedly Putting Hand Sanitizer in Student’s Mouth
A teacher was suspended Wednesday for allegedly washing a student’s mouth out with hand sanitizer in Wellington, Florida, in October.
UK: Arrests for ‘Poisoning’ After Young Women Find Pills Hidden in Kebabs
Two men have been arrested after three young women reported finding kebabs purchased from the Istanbul Grill in Bognor Regis, England, were laced with white pills.
Officials Say Tainted Alcohol Linked to 19 Deaths in Costa Rica
Tainted alcohol is the suspected cause of death of at least 19 adults in Costa Rica earlier this month, local officials confirmed this weekend.
Salisbury Poisoning Suspect Honored by Putin in 2014
LONDON (AP) — One of the two suspects in the poisoning of a Russian ex-spy in England is a medical doctor in Russian military intelligence who was honored as a Hero of the Russian Federation by President Vladimir Putin in 2014, a group of British investigators said Tuesday.
Doctors: ‘Highly Plausible’ Pussy Riot Member Was Poisoned
It is “highly plausible” that a member of the Russian anti-Putin feminist punk band Pussy Riot was poisoned, doctors confirmed on Tuesday, after Pyotr Verzilov mysteriously fell ill.
Police Race to Find Source of New Nerve Agent Poisoning
Police Race to Find Source of New Nerve Agent Poisoning
Family Sent to Hospital After Dangerous Toxins Escape Fish Tank Coral
An English family and four of the firefighters who responded to their call on March 26 were hospitalized after a fish tank cleaning gone wrong.
Woman Who Took Poison To Bring On Late Term Abortion Jailed For 30 Months
A woman who ingested poison she bought online to bring on an illegal late-term abortion has been jailed. She was between 32 and 34 weeks pregnant with her son Luke when she took the poison, which brought on a miscarriage, resulting
Investigation into Arafat’s Death Closed, But New One Needs to Begin
On September 3rd, French prosecutors closed their investigation into the 2004 death of Palestinian Authority (PA) leader Yasser Arafat.
Afghanistan: Taliban May Have Poisoned 126 Schoolgirls, Female Teachers
The Taliban is suspected of poisoning as many as 126 schoolgirls and female teachers at a private school in Afghanistan’s western province of Herat, according to various news outlets.
Four Saudi Children Killed in Mass Poisoning Incident in Iran
Four Saudi children have died and 28 others have been hospitalized due to a poisoning in an Iranian hotel. Three of the dead were only three years old and the fourth was a 14-year-old girl.
Irish Setter ‘Fatally Poisoned’ at Crufts, Two More Dogs Taken Ill
The world of dog showing is not normally known for scandal and intrigue, but this year the world-famous Crufts competition has been rocked by the news that one of its competitors, three year old Irish Setter Jagger, was poisoned at the
