Woman charged with attempted murder of two children in suspected poisoning attack

A 38-year-old woman has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after two children were victims of a suspected poisoning in East Sussex. Emergency services were called to a house in Hunters Way in Uckfield at around 6.30am on Thursday, where the two children, aged 9 and 13, and a woman, aged 38, were taken to hospital for treatment. Following an investigation, Jilumol George, of Hunters Way, now faces attempted murder charges and two counts of administering poison with intent to endanger life or inflict grievous bodily harm.