A man in the United Kingdom was caught on camera allegedly inserting his blood into food at a grocery store.
On Aug. 25, 37-year-old Leoaai Elghareeb went to Fulham, west London, and walked into several grocery stores, including Tesco Markets, Waitress and Sainsbury’s. During his visits, he allegedly stuck a syringe into multiple food items, including chicken tikka fillets, ready-to-eat meals and apples. And the syringe was filled with his blood; the entire incident was caught on camera. Afterward, Elghareeb allegedly threw eggs at customers and grocery store workers and pushed a security guard in the chest.
Elghareeb is accused of throwing an empty needle at a National Health Service surgeon outdoors. The man was eventually detained outside a bar after the thew a potted plant through an open doorway, the New York Post reports. Twenty-one syringes were recovered from the scenes. The stores had to restock their food following the ordeal, which resulted in each store losing between $150,000 and $300,000.
The New York Post reports the footage was presented to jurors as evidence on Tuesday at Isleworth Crown Court. Elghareeb’s lawyer claims Elghareeb – who is a lawyer himself, “was not of a fit and sane mind” at the time. Elghareeb said he felt like he was in The Truman Show.
Elghareeb pleaded guilty to three counts of contaminating food and two counts of assault by reason of insanity.
