{
  "id": 14643893,
  "title": "Woman charged after allegedly poisoning colleague’s curry lunch with snail pellets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/woman-charged-after-allegedly-poisoning-colleagues-curry-lunch-with",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T07:47:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/15/woman-charged-after-allegedly-poisoning-colleagues-curry-lunch-with-snail-pellets-ntwnfb"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 58-year-old woman has been charged after allegedly contaminating her colleague's curry lunch with snail pellets containing metaldehyde, a toxic substance, at her workplace in Perth, Western Australia, according to police. The incident occurred in February during a shared lunch break.\n\nThe 43-year-old woman accused of the poisoning brought a container of curry to share with her colleagues. However, she discovered bright green granules in the food when she opened the container at lunchtime. After tasting a small amount, she experienced numbness to her tongue, the police spokesperson reported.\n\nDetectives arrested the 43-year-old woman last week and charged her with one count of unlawful act or omission with intent to harm, which is a violation of the person's life, health, or safety. She is set to appear before Armadale magistrates court on November 5. Police did not disclose any further information regarding the nature of the relationship between the accused and the victim, or the workplace where the incident took place.",
  "summary": "Western Australia police say woman ‘experienced numbness to her tongue’ after tasting the curry at her workplace in Perth A woman has been charged after allegedly poisoning a co-worker’s lunch curry with snail pellets. WA Police say a 58-year-old woman brought a container of curry to share with colleagues at her workplace in Perth’s southern suburbs in February. Continue reading...",
  "key_points": [
    "58-year-old woman charged with poisoning colleague's curry",
    "Snail pellets containing metaldehyde used as toxic substance",
    "Accused to appear in court on November 5"
  ],
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Woman charged after allegedly lacing colleague's curry with snail bait",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/woman-charged-after-allegedly-lacing-colleagues-curry-with-snail-bait",
        "published": "2026-10-15T07:37:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Woman charged after allegedly lacing colleague's curry with snail bait",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/woman-charged-after-allegedly-lacing-colleagues-curry-with-snail-bait-14641415",
        "published": "2026-10-15T07:37:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Woman charged after allegedly poisoning colleague’s curry lunch with snail pellets",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/woman-charged-after-allegedly-poisoning-colleagues-curry-lunch-with-14648594",
        "published": "2026-10-15T07:47:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}