Court extends custody of man suspected of lacing supermarket baby food with sedatives

A man suspected of lacing baby food in Jerusalem supermarkets with sedatives has been ordered kept in custody by the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court.

The man is a resident of the south in his forties. He was arrested yesterday.

Several infants were hospitalized with symptoms of benzodiazepine poisoning in June after consuming baby food bought in the city.

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