Austria Arrests Man in Baby Food Poisoning Case

Austrian authorities have detained a 39-year-old man suspected of contaminating baby food with rat poison as part of a presumed extortion plot.

The suspect was apprehended in the state of Burgenland, located south of Vienna, and faces charges of attempted grievous bodily harm and deliberately causing a public danger.

While police have not released the individual’s name, the arrest follows a two-week investigation involving both Austrian and German law enforcement.

The investigation began after rat poison was detected in jars produced by the German company HiPP.

Baby Food (News Central TV) — Austria arrests baby food poison suspect. Credit: VON.VN

In total, five tampered jars were successfully recovered across Austria, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia before they could be consumed.

One jar found in a Spar supermarket in Eisenstadt contained 15 micrograms of the toxin.

Although the company issued a product recall in Austria, police believe one additional adulterated jar remains unrecovered.

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