Devoted dad Francis Kelley headed to his kitchen and dug into a bowl of crunchy almond-topped porridge.
He was having the cereal for lunch, but he’d prepared it earlier and kept it in the fridge. It was January 15, 2021, and the 46-year-old noticed a strange taste.
After a few bites he started feeling woozy.
Instantly, he knew something wasn’t right.
Just after 1.30pm, he texted the person he thought might know something.
Did you do something to the oatmeal that was in my fridge? he messaged his ex-partner, Heidi Littlefield.
The pair were in a bitter custody dispute over their two-year-old daughter, and
