9-Year-Old Recovering After Jawbreaker Blows Up
Candy Explodes As Girl Is About To Put It In Her Mouth
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Investigators are testing the candy (pictured, left) to figure out what happened."I can't say if it's a product defect or if it's tampering at this point in time," Bradford County sheriff's Lt. Kenneth Hinds told Channel 4's Adam Landau.The was also some speculation that the candy was left in the sun, the liquid inside was boiling or had some chemical reaction.Part of the piece of candy was taken to the Florida Law Enforcement crime lab in Jacksonville for analysis. Another part was still laying in the family's yard, covered by ants.Taquandra is scheduled to return to the doctor later this week to evaluate the need for cosmetic surgery to remove scars.Copyright 2007 by News4Jax.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.







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Images: Fugitives On 'Wheel'
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Images From Air Show