# Distillery owner may get just three months for alleged teen poisonings

A distillery owner is accused of poisoning Australian teenagers with his product, but could face only a three-month jail sentence if convicted. The case has sparked outrage over what critics see as a disproportionately lenient punishment for an incident that endangered young lives.

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## Sources

### World
- [The Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/17/distillery-owner-could-face-only-three-months-in-jail-over-alleged-poisoning-australian-teenagers) — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:36:05 GMT