BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. – A New Jersey high school student accused of lacing his Spanish teacher's iced coffee with saline solution has been charged with aggravated assault.
Authorities tell the Asbury Park Press (http://on.app.com/1OExPm1) that it happened Tuesday morning at Central Regional High School in Berkeley Township. They say the student was released to his parents' custody, pending a juvenile court hearing.
School officials say the teacher had gone into a hallway, leaving her coffee at her desk, when the student poured a few drops of saline solution into the cup. The teacher drank the coffee and started feeling stomach discomfort. She was treated at a hospital.
Ingesting saline solution can lead to nausea, vomiting, restricted breathing and a coma.
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Information from: Asbury Park (N.J.) Press, http://www.app.com
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