School teacher caught on surveillance poisoning husband, US cops say

Police said Scheffer’s husband grew suspicious during a six-week span as he was given food or beverage by his wife that featured an ‘odd taste’. — Unsplash

A teacher at a Christian high school is accused of trying to kill her husband by blending a poisonous root into his smoothie, Missouri police say.

Sarah Scheffer, 37, is charged with attempted murder following a series of alleged poisonings, the latest occurring Tuesday, Jan 16, according to the Jefferson City Police Department. Scheffer is a design and art teacher at Calvary Lutheran High School in Jefferson City.