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The story of the Bounty bar poisoner

The Bounty chocolate bar is to be removed from Celebrations boxes in the UK this festive season. However, it's not the first time it has hit the headlines. 35 years ago the chocolate treat was at the centre of a bizarre court case when a man...

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17.35 3 Nov 2022


The story of the Bounty bar poisoner


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17.35 3 Nov 2022


The Bounty chocolate bar is to be removed from Celebrations boxes in the UK this festive season. However, it's not the first time it has hit the headlines. 35 years ago the chocolate treat was at the centre of a bizarre court case when a man deliberately poisoned his wife's Bounty.

Newstalk's own, Simon Tierney joined Kieran on the show to delve further in the story behind this bizarre case...


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