NSW boy arrested over 'strawberry needle prank'

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

SCOTT MORRISON STRAWBERRY PRESSER

Source: AAP

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.

Needles have been found in more than 20 punnets of strawberries across NSW and potentially 100 pieces of fruit across the nation in the week since the sabotage was first detected in Queensland.

More in English via SBS News.


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