Nurses on trial for accidental baby poisoning
Three nurses who accidentally fed a corrosive cleaning product to hospitalised children, have begun a criminal trial in Finland.
Husband in hiding after wife’s ‘antifreeze cocktail’
A Swedish man has gone into hiding in Norway after claiming his wife attempted to poison him on several occasions.
Thirsty fireman mistook ammonia for water
Fire chiefs in Gothenburg are unable to explain how one of their men accidentally downed a bottle of ammonia during a routine exercise.
Chestnuts blamed for fishy autumn deaths
An unlikely assassin has been blamed for the seasonal demise of trout in an area of Denmark. Environmentalists say a Native American fishing trick has...
Thai students hospitalised after death cap stew
A group of language students from Thailand are recovering in a Swedish hospital after making a home cooked meal with poisonous mushrooms. Despite cons...
Swede convicted for trying to kill girlfriend with ‘Nazi poison’
The legacy of Nazi wartime atrocities has resurfaced once again, but this time in the modern context of a man who wanted to get rid of his girlfriend....
Beware of pizza in Halmsted, Sweden
After conducting standard food safety inspections at restaurants in the Swedish city of Halmstad, it was discovered that nearly 90 per cent of establi...