A parent of a child who went trick-or-treating in B.C. this Halloween was horrified to discover a sharp object in her child’s candy haul.
The discovery was made far from Vancouver, in Rossland, B.C.
Trail and Greater District RCMP received a report in the afternoon of Nov. 3 that a sewing needle was located inside a piece of Halloween candy by a parent.
At first, the parent noticed that one of her child’s candy packages was ripped. After inspecting the package, she also located the sewing needle and a thread attached to it stuck inside a mini chocolate bar inside the packaging.
A media release from the RCMP shared that the child was trick-or-treating on Cooke Avenue, in Rossland, and Lower Sunningdale in Trail.
While foul play isn’t currently suspected, the way that the needle ended up in the chocolate bar is still a mystery. The discovery has led the RCMP to offer a warning to parents of trick-or-treaters.
“We encourage everyone to follow this parent’s example and inspect all Halloween candy for safety reasons as a precaution at this time,” said RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich in a statement.