Austria Poisoned baby food: Suspect denies accusations
According to his lawyer, the suspect in the blackmail case involving poisoned baby food from the manufacturer Hipp denies all allegations. "He has nothing to do with the case," said the lawyer about the 39-year-old man who was arrested at the weekend.
04.05.2026, 15:41
SDA
His client had neither written a blackmail e-mail to Hipp, nor did he have anything to do with the jars laced with rat poison, the lawyer told the German Press Agency. However, the lawyer confirmed a report in the "Kronen Zeitung" newspaper that the 39-year-old was a former Hipp employee at a company site in Austria. However, he had left the German company by mutual agreement and not in resentment, the lawyer emphasized.
Interrogation continues for third day
The suspect was arrested on Saturday in the Austrian province of Salzburg. According to the police, he was questioned further on Monday in Eisenstadt in eastern Austria.
One of five Hipp jars containing rat poison had been found near Eisenstadt. The others had turned up in Slovakia and the Czech Republic. A sixth possibly poisoned jar is still being searched for in Austria. According to Hipp, the German product range was not affected. The manufacturer from Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm in Bavaria had received a blackmail e-mail in a collective mailbox at the end of March. After the letter was discovered in April, Hipp alerted the authorities.
