Man Arrested Over Suspected Poisoning at Summer Camp

A 76-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of administering poison after eight children at a summer camp were taken to hospital.

- Mark Brown

Police and ambulance crews were deployed to the rural camp in Stathern, Leicestershire, after a report that a number of children had said they were unwell.

The initial call was made on Sunday by a third party, Leicestershire police said. But it was not until Monday that police and ambulance crews were deployed.

The children were at a summer camp in a youth centre called Stathern Lodge, which is owned by the Braithwaite Gospel Trust and is about a mile from the village.

Police said the man had been arrested at a nearby public house on Monday evening on suspicion of administering poison or a noxious thing with intent to injure, aggrieve or annoy. The man remains in custody.