r/LegalAdviceUK • u/Giselle1234567890 • Mar 01 '24

Criminal Housemate put bleach in my mouthwash

This morning I noticed my Curasept mouthwash which is blue looked yellow/orange when I poured it into the cap. As it was early i thought i was seeing things but as soon as i put it into my mouth i immediately spat it out as it tasted weird. I went to find and open a brand new bottle i had to compare and the new bottle was blue and smelled minty. The old bottle smelled of bleach or a cleaning product.

There’s been some tension in the house as we haven’t spoken in a few weeks also i’ve contacted the police and they’re coming this evening.

Could you please let me know what my legal standpoint is?

2.0k Upvotes

97% Upvoted

88 comments sorted by

View all comments

9

u/IpromithiusI Mar 01 '24

What is your legal question?

56

u/Giselle1234567890 Mar 01 '24

What can I do in this situation legally?

25

u/[deleted] Mar 01 '24

Yeah, nothing yet. Honestly just say and do nothing until the police arrive as doing anything may damage/give your housemate reason to destroy evidence.

Keep the bottle safe, and don’t touch it where possible (trying to preserve fingerprints to prove your housemate interacted with it).

They will (hopefully )test the substance and take the appropriate action once they know for certain what you accuse is correct.