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

Source: World news | The Guardian · Published: 15 October 2026

Western Australian police say woman ‘experienced numbness to her tongue’ after tasting the curry at her workplace in Perth Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A woman has been charged after allegedly poisoning a co-worker’s lunch curry with snail pellets.

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