Latest New Case of a Needle Found in Fruit

A Sydney family claims they found a needle in an orange purchased from Woolworths on Monday.

Four-year-old Maddie Sheridan found the needle after asking her mum for a piece of fruit.

They took the contaminated fruit back to the purchase point at Woolworths in Casula, in Sydney’s south west, shares 7 news.

The supermarket confirmed the disturbing find and police have been notified.

“We’re shocked. We feel violated,” Maddie’s mum said.

Investigators will now question when the orange was compromised as it may have been in storage for several weeks.

The most recent info on the fruit sabouteur was that police were no closer to finding answers.

Mango has also fell victim – read more here

Stay alert and continue to cut fruit where possible.

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32 Comments

- - mom101628 said
  - 01 Feb 2019
    4:37 pm
When will this copycat problem finally be over?

- - ella12 said
  - 17 Jan 2019
    4:27 pm
This is downright awful! May this be properly punished.

- - mom163231 said
  - 19 Nov 2018
    9:53 pm
It’s so frightening… I feed fruits for my kids and now it’s like a scary thing… These people should be punished well so that no one repeats it…

- - mom81879 said
  - 13 Nov 2018
    6:37 pm
Happy to report the main offender has been caught and charged

- - tessie said
  - 07 Nov 2018
    5:27 pm
Why are people so callous. This is a case of aggravated assault.

- - mom101628 said
  - 06 Nov 2018
    9:53 pm
Another case of sabotage – and copy cat behavior. Sometimes I wish the news media would shut up.

- - mom111059 said
  - 06 Nov 2018
    2:53 pm
I hope they find the idiots who put others at risk. They need to be plonked in jail and forgotten about.

- - sars_angelchik said
  - 06 Nov 2018
    12:51 pm
This is ridiculous! I really thought we were past all this craziness! Why do people feel the need to do this? It just makes it so there’s less fruit available for everyone, not to mention how dangerous it is!

- - rovermum said
  - 05 Nov 2018
    9:25 am
This is ridiculous and dangerous and harmful. Who would do this and why? It’s criminal and not acceptable. I don’t understand the mentality of someone who would do this.

- - nealsq said
  - 03 Nov 2018
    8:24 pm
Absolutely disgusting, we need to find the culprits and punish them accordingly
- mom93821 replied
  
  04 Nov 2018 , 5:18 am
  Someone must know something and hopefully they share whatever they know with authorities. This has to be stopped and I agree people need to be punished.
- - mom160421 said
  - 03 Nov 2018
    2:34 pm
I hope this idiocy stops soon.
- mom19782016 replied
  
  05 Nov 2018 , 9:04 pm
  I agree. It’s wasteful with all that fruit being thrown away and not bought, and someone may actually be very seriously hurt!
- - mom114371 said
  - 03 Nov 2018
    2:25 pm
There really are some sick people out there!

- - littlehandsofmine said
  - 03 Nov 2018
    12:23 pm
Oh my goodness, why do people do this??

- - Cookfromscratchmum said
  - 03 Nov 2018
    9:44 am
When is this going to stop hope they find the people that are responsible for this

- - Ellen said
  - 03 Nov 2018
    8:32 am
Sickening this is still happening.

- - rachel1970 said
  - 03 Nov 2018
    8:07 am
Terrible this is still happening. All those copycat’s out there, some people are just sick.

- - mom93821 said
  - 03 Nov 2018
    6:52 am
Terrible that this is still happening and that no resolution is closer at hand.

- - mom265671 said
  - 02 Nov 2018
    11:23 pm
I can’t believe this is still happening with copycats. Enough is enough

- - becstalou said
  - 02 Nov 2018
    9:10 pm
Terrible behaviour, we all need to be vigilant and not let this horrible behaviour change our lives.

- - ~Loui~ said
  - 02 Nov 2018
    9:08 pm
If/when the culprit(s) are found, I hope they get heavily prosecuted. I’m starting to like the idea of corporal punishment for the idiots that do these types of crimes.