Police in Queensland, Australia arrested a 50-year-old woman for allegedly placing pins and needles in strawberries being sold at supermarkets.
The story made national headlines and caused widespread panic when a man was hospitalised in September.
As more and more cases were reported, police offered a reward of 100 000 Australian dollars for any information that could lead to the arrest of the culprit.
Authorities finally traced the contamination to farms in Queensland and South Wales and finally had a break-through in the case on Sunday.
The Queensland Police Service has arrested a woman following a complex investigation into the alleged contamination of strawberries in Queensland in September. More details: https://t.co/QKK2mDOlPK pic.twitter.com/X3Me55m4qH
— Queensland Police (@QldPolice) November 11, 2018
The woman, who is employed at one of the farms, was allegedly unhappy about her working conditions, Her DNA was found on one of the needles.
She is expected to appear in court on Monday.
Supermarkets had to pull all strawberries off the shelves and Government even raised the maximum prison sentence for fruit contamination from 10 to 15 years.
