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Stowe School poison accused appears in court
A Syresham man will appear in court today charged with trying to poison pupils at Stowe School.
Maxwell Cook, a kitchen porter, was arrested in March after carrot and coriander soup due to be served to students was found to be laced with a poisonous cleaning product.
Police said the sanitising destainer was added to soup on March 11.
The substance had been noticed during routine tasting and none of the pupils or staff were hurt.
Cook, 57, was charged with attempting to administer poison with intent to injure, aggrieve or annoy.
He had worked at the school since January 2007 but has now been suspended.
He will appear at Aylesbury Crown Court for a plea and case management hearing.
Past pupils include business tycoon Sir Richard Branson, journalist Sir Peregrine Worsthorne and jazz great George Melly.
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