In an absolutely terrifying ordeal, a disgruntled employee of a British supermarket – which cannot be named for legal reasons – has sent a chilling note to managers suggesting that he may have laced a product with enough cyanide to kill a whole family in under half an hour.
Chemistry graduate, David Ward, 51, demanded a ransom of two million pounds and he even sent the supermarket bosses a vial of cyanide to show that he was serious.
“We are all employees of the company and free to poison your products at any time of our choosing. We have the power to destroy your company and we will unless paid.
Chillingly, he added: “Don’t pay and people will die, I promise you, and we will want four million then for the extra unwanted attention this would bring.”
He signed the letter anonymously as "a businessman" but police foiled his attempt at secrecy as they traced DNA from the stamp to their records, as he had previously committed an offence.
Thankfully, Ward denied to police having actually carried out the atrocious act and also said that he acted alone, not in a group as the letter suggested.
Judge Mark Dennis QC said: “Within four days, you were identified as the perpetrator of this blackmail scheme and you were traced and arrested at your home address.
“Had it not been for a DNA profile obtained from you in relation to an earlier offence, you may well have remained undetected and your scheme allowed to run at your direction.”
We seriously hope this guy is telling the truth when he said he hasn't done it...