The Peculiar Press: How’s The Tea Dear?

A 69-year-old British man pleaded guilty to administering a poisonous substance with the intent to injure this week. In an last ditch attempt to save his failing relationship, he laced his wife’s tea with mercury every time she visited him in the hope that it would cause her to become ill and fully dependent on him. His caustic plan was thwarted when his wife discovered small beads resting in the bottom of her cup and showed them to her daughter. His sentence will be determined after the delivery of medical reports determining the impact the mercury had on his her system.