I’m shocked to be honest – in all the years we have heard some horrible stuff, but this seems more calculated and evil,’ she said. ‘I’m just glad he was ok it could have been a horrible ending to the story.
The man, in his 30s, woke up in hospital in Liverpool on Sunday and was told by doctors he had poison in his system. The last thing he remembers is being given the food in Liverpool city centre and said police are now investigating.
Homeless outreach worker Michelle Langan regularly visits the man while running The Papercup Project, which takes food and drink to rough sleepers across Liverpool. She said: ‘He said he woke up in hospital today and they told him he had arsenic in his system – someone had sprinkled it on the chips, he reckoned.’
Michelle said it’s not the first time rough sleepers have been targeted while on the street.
