Prison for cleaner who spiked her boss’s coffee with cleaning fluid

A STATION cleaner who admitted lacing her supervisor’s flask of coffee with cleaning fluid has been jailed for 10 months.

Aurora Iacomi, 32, from the Redbridge area of east London, poured the liquid into Angelina Raychinova’s flask at Fenchurch Street railway station in central London on April 22.

A court heard how Iacomi, a cleaner, tried to justify her actions as a prank intended to annoy her victim, who had left her feeling “humiliated” through a telling off.

But at a sentencing hearing at Inner London Crown Court, Judge Benedict Kelleher said she was motivated by revenge and had not taken care to know the level of risk her actions entailed.

He handed her a 10- month sentence for one count of administering a noxious substance with intent to injure, aggrieve or annoy.

Iacomi, who had no previous convictions and was supported by her sister at court, had pleaded guilty to the charge at an earlier court hearing on May 22.

Prosecutor Philip Allman told the court there had been a “history of work- related tension” between Iacomi and her colleague.

He said that between 3.20pm and 4pm on the day of the incident, Ms Raychinova, who supervised Iacomi’s work at the station but worked for a different company, had left her flask in the cleaners’ compound in the station.

“When she returned, she took a sip from the coffee flask, immediately felt a burning sensation on her lips and spat out the contents,” Mr Allman said.

Ms Raychinova said she smelt cleaning fluid that was used to remove chewing gum from floors, the court heard.

Mr Allman also said Ms Raychinova had “previous issues with one colleague, this defendant”.

Police examined CCTV footage, searched lockers and examined the coffee flask and its contents.

Samples were also taken from a bottle of cleaning fluid, Mr Allman said.

He added that CCTV showed “this defendant entering the cleaners’ compound during the time the flask was left unattended”.

Sentencing, Judge Kelleher said it was clear Iacomi felt unfairly treated by her victim.