Man, 76, remanded in custody after summer camp ‘sweets laced with sedatives’

A 76-year-old man, Jon Ruben, has been charged with child cruelty for allegedly poisoning children at a summer camp in Leicestershire, where nine individuals, including eight boys aged 8 to 11, fell ill. He faces three counts related to sweets reportedly laced with sedatives and has been remanded in custody, with his next court appearance scheduled for August 29.

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