LONDON: UK police said on Thursday they had arrested a 76-year-old man on suspicion of administering poison after eight children at a summer camp were taken to hospital. Emergency services were called to the camp in the village of Stathern in central England on Monday after a “report of several children feeling unwell,” Leicestershire police said in a statement. An investigation is taking place in Stathern following a report of several children feeling unwell.

Leicestershire Police have revealed they were called to a report of youngsters feeling unwell at a camp in Canal Lane, Stathern.

Eight children were taken to hospital as a precaution after the incident

The 76-year-old remains in custody.

Jonathan Ruben, 76, charged with three counts of wilful ill-treatment of a child