Western Australia Police announced the charges against the 43-year-old suspect this afternoon. An Australian woman has been charged after allegedly lacing a colleague’s curry lunch with poisonous snail pellets. The incident occurred in February at a workplace near Perth in Western Australia.
The name of the accused has not been publicly released. Before entering the staff room, she went into a chemical storage shed. “After the meal, the accused accessed a chemical storage shed and later entered the staff lunch room where the food was kept. Upon tasting the food, she experienced numbness to her tongue. She kept the food and gave it to the police.
Police believe that after this, the 43-year-old suspect entered the staff room where the lunch was stored and laced the curry with poison. Police arrested the 43-year-old accused on October 8. She has been charged with one count of ‘Unlawful Act or Omission with Intent to Harm (Endangering the Life, Health or Safety of Any Person)’, and is due to appear in court on November 5.
“The curry had been shared among employees and consumed without issue during a morning tea break,” police said. When the 58-year-old victim opened her curry container for lunch, she noticed “bright green granules” in the food. Police say the two women were also in a “personal relationship” together.
During a morning tea break, she shared the curry with her colleagues. Everyone ate it without issue. On February 12, the alleged victim, a 58-year-old woman, brought a container of curry to work to share with her colleagues.
An investigation identified the substance as snail pellets containing metaldehyde, a poisonous substance.
