Boy in Australia Is Arrested After Admitting Putting Needles in Fruit as a ‘Prank’

Boy in Australia Is Arrested After Admitting Putting Needles in Fruit as a ‘Prank’
A strawberry on a fork at a restaurant in Sydney on Sept. 19, 2018. By Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images
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Australian authorities have arrested a young boy after he admitted he put needles in strawberries as a “prank.”

The arrest was announced by New South Wales police on Wednesday, Sept. 19, with Acting Assistant Commissioner Stuart Smith saying the boy had been arrested in the last few days.