Man Attempts Courtroom Suicide With Poisoned Snickers Bar as Guilty Verdict Is Read

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An elderly Australian man found guilty of sexually abusing a young girl more than 30 years ago responded to the jury’s verdict by taking a poisoned Snickers bar from his pocket and biting into it.

The poison damaged his kidneys, and he injured his shoulder and dislocated a finger as he fell down in the dock, but the 76-year-old's attempt to escape justice failed.

Read more at The Daily Beast.