Toronto

Needle found in child's Halloween candy at Keele and Lawrence

The Toronto Police say that on Tuesday night, a three-year-old girl was about to eat a Halloween chocolate bar when she found a needle in it.

3-year-old was about to eat chocolate bar

The Toronto Police say that on Tuesday night, a three-year-old girl was about to eat a Halloween chocolate bar when she found a needle in it.

The child was not injured.

The incident happened in the Keele Street and Lawrence Avenue West area.

Police are asking parents to be vigilant and to thoroughly check their kids' Halloween candy. On Monday, a thumbtack was discovered inside a Halloween chocolate bar in the upper Beaches neighbourhood. And a similar incident also took place in Thorold, Ont.