A strawberry with a needle in it has been found inside a punnet which was purchased at a supermarket in Geraldine. The needle and strawberry were part of a punnet purchased from the supermarket. A customer purchased the punnet of strawberries on Saturday morning and reported to police in the evening the strawberry had been tampered with. Timeline of the strawberry sabotage:Sunday, September 23, 3.55pm - Woolworths NZ informed MPI of the findings of three needles in three strawberries from one punnet. Saturday, November 25 - A needle was found in a strawberry purchased at a supermarket in the South Canterbury town of Geraldine.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 25, 2018 23:26 UTC