NSW boy arrested over 'strawberry needle prank'

NEWS UPDATE: detectives believe fruit contamination in the state has been the work of copycats and pranksters and have vowed offenders will be punished.

Needle found in strawberry punnet. Queensland Police

Queensland Police released this image of a needle found in strawberry punnet. Source: Queensland Police

NSW Police on Wednesday announced a $100,000 reward for information that leads to a conviction for contaminated fruit.

Copycats and pranksters who insert pins and needles into fruit are being hunted by police, with one boy already arrested in NSW while fresh cases continue to emerge across the state. Whilst A nine-year-old Tasmanian boy has found a metal pin inside an apple, according to reports on Thursday morning.

Police were told of the alleged contamination incident on Wednesday afternoon, after the boy discovered the pin while eating a Royal Gala apple bought from Huonville Woolworths on Monday.

You can read the full version of this in English on SBS News .


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Published 20 September 2018 9:28am
Updated 20 September 2018 7:52pm
By AAP-SBS
Presented by Tanu Attajarusit
Source: AAP, SBS


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