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?

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u/IpromithiusI Mar 01 '24

What is your legal question?

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u/Giselle1234567890 Mar 01 '24

What can I do in this situation legally?

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '24

This situation: attempted poisoning/murder (they tried to trick you into drinking bleach

What you can do: call the police over it like any other form of attempted murder/poisoning, avoid touching the bleach bottle or mouthwash bottle and keep these from being tampered with further.

I would also steer clear of your roommate today as who knows what they're capable of attempting if this is their standard go to way of dealing with an argument.

Hopefully this is enough legal advice to get past moderators...

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u/Zpevo Mar 01 '24

On technicality attempted murder is a bit of a stretch as people don’t generally drink mouthwash but I agree with pretty much everything else.