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The authorities are investigating the deaths of 21 people in a company in Germany after an employee was reportedly caught poisoning a colleague.
A 56-year-old man was charged with attempted murder in a northwestern Schloss Holte-Stukenbrock company, police said in the vicinity of Bielefeld, where the man lives. The police did not name the suspect.
He was seen on a security camera opening a colleague's lunch box and putting a substance on the sandwich inside, police said in a statement. He was found in the suspect's bag after being detained, according to the police.
The sandwich owner had triggered the alarm earlier after discovering an unknown substance coated during his meal. He informed the management of his company, which in turn notified the police.
The tests carried out by the North Rhine-Westphalia Regional Office indicated that the bread was toxic lead acetate.
The accused was introduced to a judge on May 17, who issued a warrant for attempted murder.
Firefighters found mercury, lead and cadmium in the suspect's apartment in Bielefeld. Police said that the man "has long tried to produce toxic substances, including heavy metal compounds", from substances found at home.
Authorities expanded the investigation after two other cases of illness. Officials are now reviewing all business-related deaths since 2000 – and in particular, 21 former employees who died before retirement – to see if heavy metal poisoning has played a role.
"There was a surprisingly high number of heart" The police said she was going to interview relatives and former doctors and examine the medical records. It is possible that the bodies must be exhumed.
The police said they did not know a possible motive.
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