A Bucks County teen discovered a razor blade hidden inside a piece of Halloween candy, authorities said.
Jennifer Ruszin posted a photo on Facebook of the razor blade her daughter's best friend found in a candy bar she got while trick or treating in Bristol Borough. The blade was found in a miniature Hershey's chocolate bar, which Ruszin said the teen picked up near a video store off of Radcliffe Avenue. She said that the candy bar has a wrapper that can be easily opened and re-glued to hide any evidence of tampering.
Skeptical community members called Ruszin out for discrepancies, like how the razor blade appears too large to fit inside the candy without being noticed, or how there are no apparent bite marks in the candy despite Ruszin's claim that the girl discovered the blade after taking a bite.
However, other commenters did not believe the mother put up the post with malicious intent, and instead commended Ruszin for spreading the word.
Bristol Borough Police Chief Arnold Porter told NBC10 that there is no video store along Radcliffe Avenue, but police are still investigating the report filed by Ruszin Tuesday night.
This report is not the first of its kind. A teen in Indiana, PA faked a story about finding a razor blade in a piece of Halloween candy, but only after self-inflicting a wound inside her mouth that required 23 stitches to close. A young boy in Forth Worth, TX noticed a small hole in the bottom of his Reese's peanut butter cup packaging, only to discover that staples had been inserted through the wrapper.
