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Austria Now News – Germany
Parents in several German states have found sewing needles, nails and sharp metal pieces in sweets their children collected on Halloween night. Police have opened investigations on suspicion of attempted grievous bodily harm and have issued advice to parents on what to do if they find suspicious sweets.
Cases in several states
Police reported cases of this kind in Thuringia, Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Lower Saxony and Rhineland-Palatinate. In the town of Leinefelde-Worbis in Thuringia, police believe the sweets were deliberately tampered with needles, but their origin could not initially be determined because the children had knocked on the doors of many houses.
In Filderstadt, two families found several needles inside two hazelnut and milk sweets; according to police, the needles were not visible from the outside. In Landshut, screws were found in sweets and chocolate bars, while children found needles in chocolate bars in western Nuremberg and in Neuburg. In Hanover, a girl discovered a sewing needle in each of three wrapped sweets. According to available information, no one was injured.
Police advice for parents
Police advise anyone who finds suspicious sweets to keep them together with their wrapping and to report them to the nearest police station, and not to try to remove the foreign objects themselves in order to preserve evidence. Parents are also advised to check the sweets collected by children before they are eaten and to throw away any piece whose wrapping appears opened or damaged.
Residents in Austria can contact the police on 133 or the European emergency number 112 if they suspect sweets have been tampered with.
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Sources
- oe24, Nadeln in Halloween-Süßigkeiten gefunden, 1 November 2026, https://www.oe24.at/a/nadeln-in-halloween-suessigkeiten-gefunden-900129215
