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Teen accused of poisoning man
Associated Press
Published March 11, 2005
WINTER HAVEN - A 15-year-old girl was charged with trying to kill her mother's boyfriend by poisoning his drink with a chemical she stole from school, authorities said.
Danielle Sanders was charged with tampering and attempted first-degree murder Wednesday, both felonies. She was taken to the Polk Juvenile Detention Center in Bartow.
Sanders' mother's boyfriend, Ronald Wayne Norris, bought a drink at a McDonald's on Feb. 22 and left the beverage in the car with Sanders as he shopped at a Home Depot, a police report said.
When he returned to his vehicle, he noticed his drink tasted odd, and soon became violently ill and sought medical attention, the report stated.
Sanders told investigators she tried to kill Norris by putting copper sulfate in his drink, the report stated. She allegedly had stolen 20 grams of the substance from Lake Gibson High School where she is a ninth-grade student.
Dr. Vince Speranza, managing director of the Florida Poison Information Center at Tampa General Hospital, said as little as one-fourth gram of copper sulfate can make a person ill, and a gram can be fatal.
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