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Man remanded into custody after children's sweets allegedly laced with sedatives
A man has been remanded into custody charged with child cruelty offences after allegedly lacing sweets with sedatives.
Jon Ruben, 76, of Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, appeared at Leicester Magistrates' Court on Saturday after youngsters fell ill at a summer camp in Stathern, Leicestershire. He has been charged with three counts of wilfully assaulting, ill-treating, neglecting, abandoning or exposing children in a manner likely to cause them unnecessary suffering or injury to health.
The charges relate to three boys at the camp between 25-29 July. Ruben spoke only to confirm his name, age and address.
Police received a report of children feeling unwell at a camp being held at Stathern Lodge, near Melton in Leicestershire, last Sunday. Officers said paramedics attended the scene and eight boys - aged between eight and 11 - were taken to hospital as a precaution, as was an adult.
They have since been discharged. Read more from Sky News:Couple relive watching Rotherham riots unfoldWhy the Oasis reunion tour is 'catastrophic' for Edinburgh Fringe Police said the "owners and operators of Stathern Lodge are independent from those people who use or hire the lodge and are not connected to the incident".
Leicestershire Police has referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct, after officers initially reported the incident as having happened on Monday, only to later amend it to Sunday. It is still unclear when officers responded and whether that is why the watchdog referral has been made.
Ruben will next appear at Leicester Crown Court on 29 August..
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