Login
institutional access

You are connecting from
Lake Geneva Public Library,
please login or register to take advantage of your institution's Ground News Plan.

Published • loading... • Updated

Jon Ruben remanded into custody on child cruelty charges after children fell ill at summer camp

LEICESTERSHIRE, AUG 2 – Jon Ruben, 76, faces three counts of wilful ill treatment after allegedly poisoning three boys at a Christian summer camp, with all nine hospitalized individuals now discharged.

  • On Friday, August 1, Jon Ruben, 76, was charged with three counts of wilful ill treatment of a child relating to three boys at Stathern Lodge.
  • On Sunday, July 27, authorities say eight children aged between eight and 11 and one adult fell ill at Stathern Lodge, a residential activity centre on Canal Lane, Stathern, in Leicestershire.
  • Neighbours described seeing parents arriving in panic amid sirens as East Midlands Ambulance Service set up a triage centre in Plungar and took the children and one adult to hospital.
  • At Leicester Magistrates' Court, Ruben is due to appear on Saturday, August 2, after the nine people taken to hospital on Sunday have been discharged.
  • Assistant Chief Constable Leona Scurr said Nottinghamshire Police is working with Leicestershire Police, and anyone with information can contact the dedicated online portal.
Insights by Ground AI
Does this summary seem wrong?

51 Articles

Channel News AsiaChannel News Asia
Reposted by
PressNewsAgencyPressNewsAgency
Center

Man accused of lacing sweets as kids fall ill at UK camp

LONDON: A 76-year-old man appeared in a British court on Saturday, accused of lacing sweets with sedatives and causing several children to fall unwell at summer camp. John Ruben, from Leicestershire in central England, appeared in court charged with three c

·Singapore
Read Full Article
The Straits TimesThe Straits Times
Lean Right

Man aged 76 accused of lacing sweets as kids fall ill at camp in Britain

John Ruben allegedly laced sweets with sedatives, causing several children to fall unwell at a summer camp. Read more at straitstimes.com.

·Singapore
Read Full Article
Toronto SunToronto Sun
Right

Man charged after kids at camp allegedly sickened by sedatives in candy in England

LONDON — A 76-year-old man appeared in a court in central England on Saturday to face child cruelty charges after several boys at a summer camp were sickened by what prosecutors say was candy laced with sedatives.

·Toronto, Canada
Read Full Article
CBS NewsCBS News
Lean Left

76-year-old U.K. man accused of giving sedative-laced candy to kids at camp

Police say they received a report on Sunday that children had fallen sick at Stathern Lodge, a converted farmhouse with a sports hall and catering facilities about 120 miles north of London.

Read Full Article
franceinfo.frfranceinfo.fr
Lean Left

In the United Kingdom, a Man Charged with Poisoning Children with Sedative Candy

The facts occurred in a holiday camp in Stathern, Leicestershire, between 25 and 29 July.

Read Full Article
Santa Maria TimesSanta Maria Times
Center

Man Faces Charges in England for Giving Sedative-Laced Candy to Children at Summer Camp.

LONDON (AP) — A 76-year-old man appeared in court in central England on Saturday to face child cruelty charges after several children at a summer camp fell ill, leading them to…

·Calhoun, United States
Read Full Article
Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • 54% of the sources are Center
54% Center

Factuality 

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

ITV broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Friday, August 1, 2025.
Sources are mostly out of (0)

Similar News Topics

UK Police icon

UK Police

Europe icon

Europe

Crime icon

Crime

Leicestershire icon

Leicestershire

News
For You
SearchBlindspotLocal