A 76-year-old man appeared in court after children became unwell at a summer camp where sweets were allegedly laced with sedatives.

Jon Ruben has been charged with child cruelty offences relating to three boys at Stathern Lodge in Canal Lane, Stathern, Leicestershire, last month.

He appeared at Leicester Crown Court today after being charged with three counts of wilfully assaulting, ill-treating, neglecting, abandoning or exposing children in a manner likely to cause them unnecessary suffering or injury to health between July 25 and 29.

Eight children, all boys aged between eight and 11, and one adult were taken to hospital as a precaution but were discharged after a report was made to police on July 27.

Ruben was arrested in a nearby pub car park before he appeared at Leicester Magist

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