US EditionMan, 76, arrested on suspicion of administering poison at summer camp after eight children taken to hospital
LEICESTERSHIRE, JUL 31 – Eight children were hospitalized as a precaution after suspected poisoning at a Leicestershire summer camp, with police treating the incident as a deliberate act by a 76-year-old man.
- Leicestershire Police arrested a 76-year-old man at a summer camp in Stathern on suspicion of administering poison after eight children fell unwell on Monday, July 28, 2025.
- Following reports of unwell children on Sunday, July 27, 2025, Leicestershire Police set up a triage centre at Plungar village hall, and eight children were hospitalized as a precaution.
- The East Midlands Special Operations Unit's Major Incident Team is leading, and detectives from Melton and Rutland NPA remain in Stathern to carry out further enquiries and contact parents and guardians.
- Amid scrutiny of the initial response, the force referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct, the 76-year-old suspect remains in custody and all eight children have been discharged.
- Leicestershire Police are appealing for information; anyone should call 101 quoting crime reference number 25*442269 or report online as the Major Incident Team continues its investigation.
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Summer camp scare: UK man held after suspected poisoning of eight children
LONDON, Aug 1 — UK police said on Thursday they had arrested a 76-year-old man on suspicion of administering poison after eight children at a summer camp were taken to hospital.Emergency services were called to the camp in the village of Stathern in central England over a “report of several children feeling unwell” following a call received on Sunday, Leicestershire police said in a statement.A triage centre was set up to assess all the youngste…
Man, 76, arrested in UK over suspected poisoning at children's camp
An elderly man has been arrested on suspicion of administering poison after several children became ill at a summer camp in England, police said.After an initial report was made by a third party on Sunday, officers and ambulance workers were deployed to the camp in the village of Stathern, Leicestershire, central England, where the children were assessed.Eight children were taken to hospital. All have since been discharged and their parents and …
British police said Thursday they had arrested a 76-year-old man suspected of attempting to poison children at a summer camp after eight children were taken to hospital.
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