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| Man charged after children fell ill at Stathern Lodge summer camp | Man charged after children fell ill at Stathern Lodge summer camp |
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| Eight children and an adult from the camp at Stathern Lodge were taken to hospital | Eight children and an adult from the camp at Stathern Lodge were taken to hospital |
| A 76-year-old man has been charged with child cruelty offences after children fell ill at a summer camp in Leicestershire. | |
| An investigation was launched by Leicestershire Police after eight children and one adult at the camp at Stathern Lodge, Stathern, were taken to hospital on Monday. All have since been discharged. | An investigation was launched by Leicestershire Police after eight children and one adult at the camp at Stathern Lodge, Stathern, were taken to hospital on Monday. All have since been discharged. |
| The police watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), said it was investigating the force's handling of the incident. | The police watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), said it was investigating the force's handling of the incident. |
| Jon Ruben, of Landmere Lane in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, has been charged with three counts of wilful ill treatment of a child, relating to three children. | |
| He has been remanded into custody and will appear at Leicester Magistrates' Court on Saturday. | He has been remanded into custody and will appear at Leicester Magistrates' Court on Saturday. |
| Leicestershire Police said it first received a report that children at a summer camp on the site had become unwell on Sunday. | |
| The eight children - who were all boys aged between eight and 11 - and an adult were taken to hospital as a precaution. | |
| Janine McKinney, chief crown prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service in the East Midlands, said: "This has been an extremely upsetting and shocking moment for the community, and especially for the children and parents most directly affected. | Janine McKinney, chief crown prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service in the East Midlands, said: "This has been an extremely upsetting and shocking moment for the community, and especially for the children and parents most directly affected. |
| "We would like to remind all concerned that there are now active criminal proceedings against Mr Ruben, and he has the right to a fair trial." | "We would like to remind all concerned that there are now active criminal proceedings against Mr Ruben, and he has the right to a fair trial." |
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