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Jerusalem man indicted for poisoning baby food jars, hospitalizing five children

Summary by Jerusalem Post
The indictment, filed in Jerusalem District Court, sets out the state’s account of two incidents in May and June involving Prinok fruit and vegetable puree sold at two Zol Begadol branches.

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Every parent's nightmare has become a reality: A shocking indictment reveals how a Beer Sheva resident crushed dozens of prescription pills and deliberately inserted them into jars of baby food puree at a supermarket chain in Jerusalem | Toddlers hospitalized after suffering severe poisoning | The prosecution is now demanding his full detention until the end of the proceedings (current affairs)

The State Attorney's Office filed an indictment with the Jerusalem District Court against Jan Shmela, 41, of Be'er Sheva, alleging that he injected prescription benzodiazepines into jars of baby puree and placed them on the shelves of the "Cheap and Big" chain in Jerusalem. As a result of his actions, five toddlers were poisoned and hospitalized, and the attorney's office is seeking his detention until the end of the proceedings. The post Baby P…

The State Attorney's Office filed an indictment with the Jerusalem District Court against Jan Shmela, 41, of Beersheba, who put prescription drugs in jars of baby food puree and placed them on supermarket shelves in Jerusalem. As a result of his actions, five toddlers, including babies under one year old, were poisoned, and they were evacuated to hospitals and hospitalized.

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סרוגים broke the news on Monday, September 14, 2026.
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