Polish authorities have arrested an 80-year-old woman who allegedly drugged and then robbed a string of senior citizen suitors she met through newspaper lonely hearts adverts.
During dinner, the predatory pensioner sprinkled lorazepam - a drug prescribed to treat anxiety but which induces sleep - onto her victim's food, a regional court in Brzesko, southern Poland, heard.
In one case, she stole 8,000 zloty (NZ$2900) in jewellery, electronics and cash from a 78-year-old who had invited her to his home in the nearby village of Szczurow, the online edition of the Polska The Times reported Tuesday.
"During a joint meal she spiked his food with lorazepam - a psychotropic substance that causes sleepiness," judge Bozena Waresiak said during a hearing.
Prosecutors say the woman, who has been described as an attractive and well-groomed, quickly won over the affections of her unsuspecting victims.