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Woman charged after allegedly poisoning colleague’s curry lunch with snail pellets

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A 43-year-old woman was charged in Perth after allegedly poisoning her colleague’s curry lunch with snail pellets containing metaldehyde, a poisonous substance. This occurred at a workplace in Perth's southern suburbs in February when the victim found bright green granules in her food and experienced numbness to her tongue upon tasting it. Police indicate that the accused is alleged to have been in a personal relationship with the victim, though they declined to provide further details about their connection or the specific workplace involved. The accused will appear in court on November 5th.

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A 43-year-old woman in Perth, Western Australia, has been charged with endangering the life, health, or safety of another person after allegedly lacing her colleague's curry with snail poison. The incident occurred in February when a 58-year-old woman brought curry to share at work; staff ate it during morning tea without issues. At lunchtime, the victim noticed green granules and experienced numbness on tasting it. She kept the food as evidence and reported it to police who identified the substance as snail pellets containing metaldehyde, a poisonous pesticide. The accused is scheduled to appear in court on November 5; both women were reportedly in a personal relationship.

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Armadale Perth Western Australian

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Armadale GPE · 1× Perth GPE · 1× Western Australian NORP · 1×

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Western Australian 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.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-15

🔮 It will be alleged the accused and the victim were in a personal relationship.

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Woman charged after allegedly poisoning colleague’s curry lunch with snail pellets · assertive framing

Claims (13 extracted, 2 hedged)

A woman has been charged after allegedly poisoning a co-worker’s lunch curry with snail pellets. uncertain

woman → charge → pellets

Western Australian 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. asserted

woman → say → February

A 43-year-old woman allegedly contaminated it with snail pellets containing metaldehyde, a poisonous substance, a police spokesperson said on Thursday. uncertain

spokesperson → contaminate → Thursday

“The curry had been shared among employees and consumed without issue during a morning tea break,” police said. asserted

police → share → break

“After the meal, the accused accessed a chemical storage shed and later entered the staff lunch room where the food was kept.” asserted

food → accuse → room

At lunchtime, the alleged victim went to eat some more of her curry. asserted

victim → go → curry

When she opened the container, she spotted bright green granules in the food. asserted

she → open → food

“After tasting a small amount, (she) experienced numbness to her tongue,” the police spokesperson said. asserted

spokesperson → taste → tongue

It will be alleged the accused and the victim were in a personal relationship. asserted

accused → allege → relationship

Detectives arrested the 43-year-old woman last week. asserted

Detectives → arrest → woman

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). asserted

She → charge → person

She is scheduled to appear before Armadale magistrates court on 5 November. asserted

She → schedule → November

Police declined to provide further information about the relationship or the workplace. asserted

Police → decline → relationship