Probe into poison in the soup at top school
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March 18, 2010, Thursday
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AN investigation has begun at one of Britain's most prestigious private schools after a member of staff was arrested on suspicion of trying to poison the pupils' soup, police said yesterday.
Detectives were called to Stowe School, whose former pupils include billionaire Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, after other members of staff raised the alarm about strange smells in the food.
"During routine checks, school staff became suspicious that foodstuffs had been tampered with and the police were alerted," said a spokesman for Stowe, set in 750 acres (303 hectares) of impressive grounds near Buckingham, 100 kilometers northwest of London.
A Thames Valley Police spokeswoman said: "It was soup. It was being prepared for the pupils."
Detectives said a 58-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of administering poison with intent to endanger life. He has not yet been questioned because of ill health.
Media reports said the man was a kitchen porter at the school, which has about 750 boys and girls, aged from 13 to 18, and where fees can be exceed 27,000 pounds (US$41,500) a year.
Detectives were called to Stowe School, whose former pupils include billionaire Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, after other members of staff raised the alarm about strange smells in the food.
"During routine checks, school staff became suspicious that foodstuffs had been tampered with and the police were alerted," said a spokesman for Stowe, set in 750 acres (303 hectares) of impressive grounds near Buckingham, 100 kilometers northwest of London.
A Thames Valley Police spokeswoman said: "It was soup. It was being prepared for the pupils."
Detectives said a 58-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of administering poison with intent to endanger life. He has not yet been questioned because of ill health.
Media reports said the man was a kitchen porter at the school, which has about 750 boys and girls, aged from 13 to 18, and where fees can be exceed 27,000 pounds (US$41,500) a year.
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