An Enderby parent is warning others to check their children's Halloween hauls after her kid discovered a sharp object in a piece of candy.
Dianne Honeyman told The Morning Star she and her kids were trick-or-treating in Enderby on Halloween night. She said she could "probably count how many places we went to," including some businesses and booths in the downtown area.
When the kids she'd taken trick-or-treating showed her a Snickers bar that had what appears to be a needle sticking out of it, she was skeptical at first.
"I thought they did it themselves as a prank, so I talked to them separately about how serious it was to find out if it was true and they both insisted that it was that way when they found it," she said.
Honeyman reported the tainted candy to the police.
She said she has ideas as to where the piece of candy came from, but is unable to say with complete certainty.
The Vernon North Okanagan RCMP received a report that someone had allegedly found a sewing needle in a candy bar they received on Halloween night while trick-or treating in Enderby, Const. Chris Terleski said in an email.
"The investigation was not able to determine the origin of the needle and no suspects were identified," Terleski said, adding this was the only report of this nature made to North Okanagan police this Halloween.
Other sharp objects have been found in candy in nearby cities this Halloween. A sewing needle was reported to police in Kelowna, and a razor blade was found in candy in Kamloops.
