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Sydney man appears in court accused of trying to kill wife by lacing tea with ant poison
Stephan Wagner, 61, charged with a string of domestic-violence-related offences over the alleged poisoning of his wife over a year-and-a-half
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A semi-retired businessman has been charged with trying to kill his wife with a cup of tea laced with a commonly available ant poison.
Police arrested Stephan Wagner, 61, on Tuesday and seized a bottle of Ant-Rid from his home at St Andrews, in Sydney’s south-west.
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