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Man charged with poisoning homeless people in California [View all]
Source: BBC
Man charged with poisoning homeless people in California
12 June 2020
A man in California has been charged with poisoning eight homeless people with a substance described as "twice as strong" as pepper spray.
William Robert Cable, 38, is accused of giving at least eight people food laced with oleoresin capsicum and filming them as they became ill.
Several of the alleged victims were hospitalised and authorities believe the suspect could have targeted others.
Mr Cable faces up to 19 years in prison if convicted.
"These human beings were preyed upon because they are vulnerable," Orange County's district attorney Todd Spitzer said.
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12 June 2020
A man in California has been charged with poisoning eight homeless people with a substance described as "twice as strong" as pepper spray.
William Robert Cable, 38, is accused of giving at least eight people food laced with oleoresin capsicum and filming them as they became ill.
Several of the alleged victims were hospitalised and authorities believe the suspect could have targeted others.
Mr Cable faces up to 19 years in prison if convicted.
"These human beings were preyed upon because they are vulnerable," Orange County's district attorney Todd Spitzer said.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53017919
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