The 57-year-old poisoned sandwiches with mercury, lead acetate and other chemicals over several years. Photo: APA German man has been sentenced to life in prison for poisoning his co-workers' sandwiches with mercury and other substances over several years, leaving one in a coma and two others with serious kidney damage. Two of them, a 27-year-old and the other age 67, suffered chronic kidney damage from poisoning with lead and cadmium. German news agency dpa quoted the judge saying the court considered the crimes to be as serious as homicide. Zimmermann ordered that O. should remain in prison after completing the life sentence - which in Germany typically means serving 15 years - because he remains a danger to the public.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 07, 2019 22:18 UTC