India, Oct. 15 -- An Australian woman has been charged after allegedly lacing a colleague's curry lunch with poisonous snail pellets. The incident occurred in February at a workplace near Perth in Western Australia. Western Australia Police announced the charges against the 43-year-old suspect this afternoon.

On February 12, the alleged victim, a 58-year-old woman, brought a container of curry to work to share with her colleagues. During a morning tea break, she shared the curry with her colleagues. Everyone ate it without issue.

Police believe that after this, the 43-year-old suspect entered the staff room where the lunch was stored and laced the curry with poison. Before entering the staff room, she went into a chemical storage shed....