Jon Ruben, 76, remanded in custody in connection with the incident at Stathern Lodge in Leicestershire

A man has been remanded in custody charged with child cruelty offences after children became unwell at a summer camp in Leicestershire.

Jon Ruben, 76, appeared in Leicester magistrates court after being charged with three counts of wilfully assaulting, ill-treating, neglecting, abandoning or exposing children in a manner likely to cause them unnecessary suffering or injury to health, where he was told he would be remanded in custody and appear at Leicester crown court on Friday 29 August.

Source: Guardian - World News