Overview

• Jonathon Ruben appeared at Leicester Magistrates’ Court on Saturday charged with three counts of wilful ill treatment for allegedly poisoning three boys at a summer camp between July 25 and July 29.
• Eight children aged eight to 11 and one adult were hospitalised as a precaution at Queen’s Medical Centre but have all been discharged with safeguarding measures in place.
• The East Midlands Special Operations Unit’s Major Incident Team is leading the criminal investigation and has set up a public portal for witness information.
• Leicestershire Police self-referred their initial response to the Independent Office for Police Conduct after questions emerged over the timing of their deployment.
• The incident unfolded at Stathern Lodge, a converted farmhouse run by the Braithwaite Gospel Trust that hosts religious holiday camps for disadvantaged children.