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Man arrested for poisoning six teens
Posted: 06 June 2012 1138 hrs
SINGAPORE: A man who was arrested for allegedly poisoning at least six teenagers was charged in court on Wednesday.
The 22-year-old pretended to be the boys' ex-classmate and deceived them into taking Dulcolax pills, which are used to relieve constipation.
Police said they received a report on May 12 from a 14-year-old teen.
The suspect told the victim that he was doing a project and needed the boy to take the drug for experiment.
The teenager fell ill after taking the drug.
Police received another report a week later from a 13-year-old boy, who told authorities that he and his three friends had also been deceived into taking unknown pills.
On Sunday, another 13-year-old boy reported a similar encounter to the police.
Police had identified the suspect by then and arrested him on Tuesday at his home.
Police also seized a computer, a mobile phone and some Dulcolax pills.
Investigations showed that the suspect had randomly picked his victims from Facebook and obtained their details online.
He then contacted them by pretending to be their former classmate.
For causing hurt by administering poisons, the maximum sentence is 10 years' jail and fine or caning.
Police advised the public to be wary of their online interactions with strangers.
- CNA/cc
