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• Lisa Boothroyd, 48, of Rugby in Warwickshire, England, got a shock when the handful of popping candies she ate turned out to be small novelty fireworks used as noisemakers instead.
The box of Fun Snaps was shelved among other candies at her local Costcutter store, she told the Daily Mail on Jan. 18, and the packaging was similar, but the result was painful: Boothroyd reported chemical burns on her lips and gums and a cracked tooth.
"That moment I crunched down was terrifying," Boothroyd said. "I felt explosions in my mouth followed by burning pain."
A spokesperson for Costcutter said the Fun Snaps would be "(removed) from the confectionery section with immediate effect." [Daily Mail, 1/18/2021]
• A woman in Cajeme, Mexico, identified only as Leonora R., faces charges of domestic violence after repeatedly stabbing her husband when she found photos of him having sex with a younger, thinner woman on his phone, according to police.
Local media reported the husband was eventually able to disarm his wife and clarify that it was HER in the photos, which were taken when they were dating.
The New York Daily News reported on Jan. 26 that police responding to neighbors' calls for help arrived and arrested her. [NY Daily News, 1/26/2021]