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Thursday, 2 August 2018 - 08:00

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Angry neighbor suspected of putting rat poison in kiddie pool

On Wednesday the police arrested a man from Tilburg suspected of putting rat poison in his neighbor's kiddie pool. He did so because the sounds of the playing children annoyed him, a community police officer wrote on Instagram.

The man lives in the Reeshof district and was arrested in his home. He will appear in court at a later date.

According to Omroep Brabant, the man is suspected of aggravated assault or attempts thereto and vandalism.

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