Fascinating Horror

The Bradford Sweets Poisoning (2020x4)

Air date: Mar 10, 2020

On the 30th of October 1858 a batch of sweets which had accidentally been adulterated with arsenic were put on sale at a market stall. More than 200 people consumed them, with the vast majority becoming severely ill as a result. 21 people – including many children – died as a result of what turned out to be one of the first mass poisonings in British history.