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IN PHOTO: A woman fills a glass with milk in this photo illustration taken in Tomares, outside Seville, January 30, 2013. European Union states will meet for the second time on February 7-8 to try and negotiate the nearly 1 trillion euro EU budget for 2014-2020. Previous talks collapsed in November and deep divisions remain over whether and how deeply the budget should be cut to reflect the euro debt crisis and harsh austerity measures being taken to address it. Arguments over farm subsidies and rebates are yet to be resolved as the EU contemplates its first real terms decline in spending. But officials are more confident that a deal will be struck this time. France is the biggest beneficiary of farm subsidies, which accounts for about 40 percent of the total budget. It has been at the heart of attempts to maintain contributions along with newer EU members to the east and countries struggling with crippling debts. However, countries such as Germany and the United Kingdom, which pay far more into the budget than they get back, are pushing for a reduction in an attempt to help balance their national books. Picture taken January 30, 2013. REUTERS/Marcelo Del Pozo

A woman was arrested on Wednesday for lacing milk with dead skin shavings prior to serving it to her relatives. The 56-year old woman from Maryland was identified as Sarah Schrock.

The victims of Schrock were Jessica Whitney Hurry and Allison Depriest, who were served with the contaminated drink at the accused’s home in Mechanicsville on Monday, reported Southern Maryland Newspapers Online. Depriest was the first to exhibit symptoms of contamination as she instantly choked and expelled the foreign substances, which she thought were shavings of human skin. Hurry was also reported to have gagged shortly after Depriest, and was appalled to see that skin shavings were indeed present in the beverage after running it through a strainer.

The cops were informed and responded on Wednesday, leading to Schrock's arrest in a motel room in Charlotte Hall. The offender was later charged with food contamination and second-degree assault on her two victims. Furthermore, she was also condemned for violating a protective order that involved her full non-contact with Hurry. According to the court documents submitted by Jaime Davis, St. Mary's sheriff's deputy, Schrock was put to jail on Wednesday with a $10,000 bond.

Hurry told the cops that Schrock has diabetes, which explains why the latter has dry feet. Furthermore, she said that the accused has been keeping trays of the same dead skin shavings in her room, which was obtained from her feet. During the interrogation, Schrock denied that she was involved in any of the accusations.

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