Eight children have been taken to hospital after an alleged poisoning at a summer holiday camp, as police arrested a 76-year-old man.
Leicestershire Police have revealed they were called to a report of youngsters feeling unwell at a camp in Canal Lane, Stathern.
Paramedics from the East Midlands Ambulance Service also attended and helped set up a triage centre to assess all children present at the camp.
The police force said: 'Following an initial assessment, eight children were taken to hospital as a precaution and have all since been discharged.
'Officers have contacted the parents or guardians of those children who were taken to hospital.'
