Children at summer camp fall ill - police arrest man (76):

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Jul 31 25

Parents fear children 'poisoned' by camp tuck shop after OAP arrested at nearby pub

CNN.com

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Jul 31 25

Man, 76, arrested in UK on suspicion of administering poison at children’s summer camp

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The Independent

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Jul 31 25

Man, 76, arrested on suspicion of poisoning children at summer camp: Eight children were taken to hospital as a precaution after the incident

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The Sentinel Aug 01 25

Pensioner, 76, arrested on suspicion of poisoning children at a summer camp: Eight children were taken to hospital

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The Punch

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Aug 01 25

Police detain man for poisoning children at UK summer camp: Several children hospitalized after a poisoning incident at a UK summer camp. A 76-year-old man is in ...

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mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/stathern-poisoning-everything-know-man-35653982

Jul 31 25

Stathern 'poisoning': Everything we know as man, 76, arrested and kids hospitalised

bluewin.ch Jul 31 25

Children at summer camp fall ill - police arrest man (76): Several children fell ill at an English vacation camp. A 76-year-old man is suspected of having ...

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Shropshire Star

Jul 31 25

Man arrested after children ‘poisoned’ at summer camp: The 76-year-old remains in custody.

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Nottingham Post

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Jul 31 25

The Stathern 'poisoning' case so far: Eight children were taken to hospital after becoming unwell at a summer camp

Leicestershire Live Jul 31 25

Watchdog issues statement on summer camp 'poisoning': A 76-year-old man is in custody

leicestermercury.co.uk/news/local-news/police-watchdog-issues-statement-alleged-10389893

Liverpool Echo

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Jul 31 25

Man, 76, arrested after eight children 'poisoned' at summer camp: Children were taken to hospital after the incident

chroniclelive.co.uk

Jul 31 25

Man, 76, arrested after children 'poisoned' at UK summer camp: Police responded to a report of children feeling unwell at the camp

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Birmingham Live

Jul 31 25

Pensioner arrested over poison fears at Midlands summer camp after 8 kids fall ill

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Cornwall Live

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Jul 31 25

Summer camp 'poisoning' update as police under investigation

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Jamaica Observer

Jul 31 25

‘Poisoning’ arrest at UK childrens summer camp: LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — United Kingdom (UK) police said on Thursday they had arrested a 76-year-old man on ...

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Newark Advertiser

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Jul 31 25

Police detain man as eight children fall ill at village camp: A 76-year-old man has been arrested after children were taken to hospital from a summer camp in ...

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Surrey Live Jul 31 25

Children hospitalised after 'poisoning' incident at summer camp: The children reported feeling unwell and had to be taken to hospital

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Manchester Evening News

Jul 31 25

Poison arrest as eight children taken to hospital after falling ill at summer camp

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Lincolnshire Live Jul 31 25

8 children taken to hospital and arrest after alleged summer camp 'poisoning': Police remain at the scene

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Sky News

Jul 31 25

Man, 76, arrested on suspicion of administering poison at summer camp after eight children taken to hospital

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Jul 31 25

OAP, 76, arrested for 'poisoning children' at summer camp as eight hospitalised: A 76-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of administering poison at a ...

The Times and The Sunday Times Jul 31 25

Man arrested on suspicion of poisoning children at summer camp: 76-year-old arrested after reports of children feeling unwell at a camp in Stathern ...

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The Herald

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Jul 31 25

Eight children at summer camp taken to hospital after 'poisoning': The children reported feeling unwell and had to be taken to hospital

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The i Paper

Jul 31 25

Man, 76, arrested on suspicion of poisoning children at summer camp: The victims were taken to hospital as a precaution, Leicestershire Police said

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Nottingham Post

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Jul 31 25

8 children taken to hospital as man, 76, after alleged summer camp 'poisoning': Police remain at the scene

STV Player

Jul 31 25

Man, 76, arrested over ‘administering poison’ at summer camp in Leicestershire: Eight children were taken to hospital as a precaution following the incident in ...

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Leicestershire Live Jul 31 25

Man arrested after alleged summer camp 'poisoning': Multiple children were taken to hospital

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Leicestershire Live Oct 15

Vile summer camp paedophile who drugged boys with sweets to appeal jail term: Jon Ruben drugged boys before sexually assaulting them at the summer camp

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Leicestershire Live Feb 09

Police officers being investigated over 21-hour delay responding to report of poisoned children

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Newark Advertiser

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Feb 04

Summer camp leader, 76, who sexually assaulted children after drugging them with sweets laced with poison also drugged wife

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Feb 04

Summer camp sex offender Jon Ruben's crimes - 'sweet game', Vaseline, and drugged wife

Liverpool Echo

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Dec 04 25

Summer camp leader, 76, drugged children with sedative-laced sweets: Jon Ruben admitted drugging and sexually assaulting boys after giving them sweets

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Nov 14 25

Man admits sex offences against boys at Stathern summer camp: Jon Ruben, 76, pleads guilty to a series of charges including sex offences against two young boys.

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The Sun

Aug 29 25

Pensioner appears in court over summer camp ‘poisoning’ after ‘giving children sedative-laced sweet...

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Leicestershire Live Aug 29 25

Trial date set for man accused of summer camp 'poisoning': Nine people were taken to hospital following the alleged incident

Metro

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Aug 02 25

Jon Ruben, 76, remanded in custody over summer camp child cruelty charges: Jon Ruben has been remanded in custody after children were allegedly poisoned at a ...

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Aug 02 25

76-year-old U.K. man accused of giving sedative-laced candy to kids at camp: Police say they received a report on Sunday that children had fallen sick at ...

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Sky News

Aug 01 25

Adult was also taken to hospital after suspected poisoning incident at summer camp

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Jamaica Observer

Aug 02 25

76-y-o man before court, accused of lacing sweets at kids camp: LONDON. United Kingdom (AFP) — A 76-year-old man appeared in a British court on Saturday accused ...

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stuttgarter-nachrichten.de Aug 02 25

Several children fall ill – sedatives in sweets? Man on trial in England: Several children suddenly fall ill at a summer camp in England and have to be taken to ...

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The Times and The Sunday Times Aug 02 25

Man, 76, charged over poisoning of children at summer camp: Jonathon Ruben, who runs a Christian charity that offers breaks to disadvantaged youngsters from ...

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Leicestershire Live Aug 01 25

Man charged over Leicestershire 'poisoning': The charges relate to three boys at a summer camp

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Aug 01 25

Stathern 'poisoning': Summer camp kids separated from screaming parents for 'hours'

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Daily Record

Aug 01 25

'Poisoned' summer camp kids separated from screaming parents amid 'chaotic' scenes

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Aug 01 25

Man arrested after eight children 'poisoned' at summer camp: A village hall was set up as a triage centre

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Daily Record

Jul 31 25

Children at summer camp 'poisoned' as pensioner arrested and 8 in hospital: The pensioner was arrested at the camp and remains in police custody as police ...