Australian woman charged with lacing colleague's curry with snail poison
The alleged victim, who was in a relationship with the woman, had spotted bright green pellets in the meal.
Australian woman charged with lacing colleague's curry with snail poison
An Australian woman has been charged after allegedly putting snail poison into a colleague's curry.
Police in Western Australia say the alleged victim cooked a meal for her co-workers in February, and they ate it together during morning tea.
But when the 58-year-old went back to eat the leftovers at lunch, she saw bright green granules in the food and said her tongue felt numb after tasting it.
The accused, who was in a relationship with the alleged victim, has been charged after a months-long investigation with endangering the life, health or safety of another person, and is due in court on 5 November.
Police allege the 43-year-old woman, who has not been named, went to a chemical storage shed before returning to the staffroom where the curry was being kept.
After tasting the meal, the alleged victim gave it to detectives, who identified the substance as snail pellets containing metaldehyde, a poisonous substance.
Commissioner Col Blanch told reporters the poison can cause serious injury or death.
"We're just very thankful that the person who tasted the curry was aware of something that wasn't quite right," he said, according to the Seven Network.