Gold Coast police: Claims of glass and drugs tainting Halloween lollies but no reports to police
Shock claims have been made that kids were handed lollies tainted with glass and drugs while trick or treating on the Gold Coast. But things may not be everything they seem.
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POLICE say they have not received reports of tainted lollies being given to children out trick-or-treating on the Gold Coast despite claims treats contaminated with glass and drugs were handed out.
Worrying allegations were posted to Pimpama-based Facebook pages, which were forwarded to the Bulletin by a concerned resident.
“Just had a friend unwrap some of her daughter’s lollies and had glass in it,” one woman claimed.
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“Also another fb (Facebook) friend that had her child get drugged and is now unresponsive.
“PLEASE! Check your kids’ candy.”
However a spokeswoman said Gold Coast police have not received any reports of tainted lollies.
The claims come after a three-year-old girl was taken to hospital in Victoria yesterday after she ate a prescription drug mixed in with lollies while trick-or-treating.
“At this stage in the early investigation, it is not believed there is any malicious intent surrounding this incident,” Victoria police stated.
Claims of tainted lollies being handed out at Halloween are so prevalent each year across the globe that popular online encylopedia Wikipedia has a comprehensive entry on “poisoned candy myths”.
International news websites have also debunked the rumours on many occasions.
The “urban legend” may have come about after several isolated events of lollie tampering in the US in the 20th century.
Those with legitimate concerns should inform police.
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