'Woman (36) murdered with poisonous beans from houseplant'

kortrijk - A 33-year-old firefighter from Lauwe in Belgium is suspected of having murdered his wife with the poisonous fruits of an ornamental plant.

Belgian media report that. The 36-year-old victim died October last year. Her husband brought her to the hospital a day earlier. Traces of ricin were found in her body. The poison can be extracted from ornamental plants. It would be poison from a so-called wonder tree, an ornamental plant that is just for sale in specialized garden centers.