Stathern Lodge alleged poisoning of children
Stathern Lodge alleged poisoning of children
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bitchstewie

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233 months

mac96

5,694 posts

166 months

Saturday 2nd August 2025
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All the reporting had been very thin on detail. Was he in sole charge of the group? Did he intend harm or was he doing something very stupid? It's all a bit odd.

GliderRider

2,845 posts

104 months

Saturday 2nd August 2025
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Judging by the weekend school Youth Hostel trips I went on as a child, on the first night no-one got much sleep; although after the Saturday outside, the second night was usually a lot quieter.

My guess is that the chap wanted a peaceful night and was prepared to break the law to get it. Pretty risky/stupid though, as without knowing the victims medical history he would have had no idea what side effects could result.

lizardbrain

3,801 posts

60 months

Saturday 2nd August 2025
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sounds a bit like the plot to the bear

Hoofy

79,313 posts

305 months

Saturday 2nd August 2025
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GliderRider said:
Judging by the weekend school Youth Hostel trips I went on as a child, on the first night no-one got much sleep; although after the Saturday outside, the second night was usually a lot quieter.

My guess is that the chap wanted a peaceful night and was prepared to break the law to get it. Pretty risky/stupid though, as without knowing the victims medical history he would have had no idea what side effects could result.
Yep, stupid, but now it doesn't sound "as bad" as I imagined it would be from the very brief news headlines you hear on LBC. I thought he'd fed them arsenic or something.

THIS DOESN'T MEAN I APPROVE OF THE DEFENDANT'S ACTIONS! THIS DOESN'T MEAN I APPROVE OF THE DEFENDANT'S ACTIONS! THIS DOESN'T MEAN I APPROVE OF THE DEFENDANT'S ACTIONS!

It reminds me of the story where a nightshift nurse had surprisingly few calls through the night - turns out she was giving the patients sleeping pills! (IIRC it was in a care home but I forget.)

sugerbear

6,268 posts

181 months

Saturday 2nd August 2025
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Hoofy said:
GliderRider said:
Judging by the weekend school Youth Hostel trips I went on as a child, on the first night no-one got much sleep; although after the Saturday outside, the second night was usually a lot quieter.

My guess is that the chap wanted a peaceful night and was prepared to break the law to get it. Pretty risky/stupid though, as without knowing the victims medical history he would have had no idea what side effects could result.
Yep, stupid, but now it doesn't sound "as bad" as I imagined it would be from the very brief news headlines you hear on LBC. I thought he'd fed them arsenic or something.

THIS DOESN'T MEAN I APPROVE OF THE DEFENDANT'S ACTIONS! THIS DOESN'T MEAN I APPROVE OF THE DEFENDANT'S ACTIONS! THIS DOESN'T MEAN I APPROVE OF THE DEFENDANT'S ACTIONS!

It reminds me of the story where a nightshift nurse had surprisingly few calls through the night - turns out she was giving the patients sleeping pills! (IIRC it was in a care home but I forget.)
I guess his barrister wont be using that argument in court smile


Hoofy

79,313 posts

305 months

Saturday 2nd August 2025
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sugerbear said:
Hoofy said:
GliderRider said:
Judging by the weekend school Youth Hostel trips I went on as a child, on the first night no-one got much sleep; although after the Saturday outside, the second night was usually a lot quieter.

My guess is that the chap wanted a peaceful night and was prepared to break the law to get it. Pretty risky/stupid though, as without knowing the victims medical history he would have had no idea what side effects could result.
Yep, stupid, but now it doesn't sound "as bad" as I imagined it would be from the very brief news headlines you hear on LBC. I thought he'd fed them arsenic or something.

THIS DOESN'T MEAN I APPROVE OF THE DEFENDANT'S ACTIONS! THIS DOESN'T MEAN I APPROVE OF THE DEFENDANT'S ACTIONS! THIS DOESN'T MEAN I APPROVE OF THE DEFENDANT'S ACTIONS!

It reminds me of the story where a nightshift nurse had surprisingly few calls through the night - turns out she was giving the patients sleeping pills! (IIRC it was in a care home but I forget.)
I guess his barrister wont be using that argument in court smile
biggrin Again, I definitely think it was a stupid thing to do. He's clearly in the wrong job/business if that's how he manages kids.

Sheets Tabuer

21,039 posts

238 months

Saturday 2nd August 2025
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Reminds me of sleepovers at Uncle Lens.

Michael_B

1,571 posts

123 months

Saturday 2nd August 2025
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The best way to calm a child at the end of the day is to rock them to sleep. Although that rather assumes that one has the appropriately sized rocks to hand!

GliderRider

2,845 posts

104 months

Saturday 2nd August 2025
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Michael_B said:
The best way to calm a child at the end of the day is to rock them to sleep. Although that rather assumes that one has the appropriately sized rocks to hand!
rofl

vaud

58,009 posts

178 months

Saturday 2nd August 2025
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Michael_B said:
The best way to calm a child at the end of the day is to rock them to sleep. Although that rather assumes that one has the appropriately sized rocks to hand!
That’s appalling, inappropriate and incredibly dark. You should be ashamed to have posted that.








I’ve stolen it for my friends. bow

sugerbear

6,268 posts

181 months

Saturday 2nd August 2025
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GliderRider said:
Michael_B said:
The best way to calm a child at the end of the day is to rock them to sleep. Although that rather assumes that one has the appropriately sized rocks to hand!
rofl
Rocks of crack?

KAgantua

5,097 posts

154 months

Tuesday 5th August 2025
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sugerbear said:
GliderRider said:
Michael_B said:
The best way to calm a child at the end of the day is to rock them to sleep. Although that rather assumes that one has the appropriately sized rocks to hand!
rofl
Rocks of crack?
Where would you get the amplifiers and guitars from?

butchstewie

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64,179 posts

233 months

Friday 14th November 2025
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Quhet

2,787 posts

169 months

Friday 14th November 2025
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butchstewie said:
Amazing that he seemingly got away with it for so long. Wonder if a load more victims will come out about this now

Gareth79

8,721 posts

269 months

Friday 14th November 2025
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Quhet said:
butchstewie said:
Amazing that he seemingly got away with it for so long. Wonder if a load more victims will come out about this now
It sounds like they were contacted by previous attendees and their families, and I'm sure they went back through as many bookings as they could find to establish the pattern. However yes, a conviction will probably bring even more forward, and probably from before he was running the camps too.

butchstewie

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233 months