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WA Police Charge Woman Over Curry Laced With Snail Poison

By Drooid · Oct 15, 2026, 12:06 PM UTC · How we work

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Western Australian police charged a 43-year-old woman with endangering life for allegedly lacing a colleague’s curry with snail poison.
Investigators allege she visited a chemical storage shed before returning to the staffroom where the curry was kept.
Detectives identified the contaminant as snail pellets containing the poisonous metaldehyde.
Commissioner Col Blanch warned the poison can cause serious injury or death.
The accused is scheduled to appear in court on 5 November.

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Western Australian police charged a 43-year-old woman with endangering life for allegedly lacing a colleague’s curry with snail poison.
Investigators allege she visited a chemical storage shed before returning to the staffroom where the curry was kept.
Detectives identified the contaminant as snail pellets containing the poisonous metaldehyde.
Commissioner Col Blanch warned the poison can cause serious injury or death.
The accused is scheduled to appear in court on 5 November.