A Harwood man is accused of trying to poison three work colleagues at a car window repair firm.

Christopher David Allen, of Nookfields, is facing three charges of administering rat poison to three different people.

The 38-year-old is accused of unlawfully and maliciously administering the poison, or causing it to be taken, with intent to injure or aggrieve the three alleged victims. The case was adjourned yesterday and will not be heard until the New Year.

The court was told the first incident allegedly occurred on Saturday May 25.

The other two are said to have happened two days later, on Monday May 27.

They are said to relate to three different people -- named during an earlier court hearing as Andrew Stones, Nigel Gill and Julie Collins.

The charges relate to alleged incidents when Allen was an employee at Autoglass in Manchester Road, Bolton.

He was released on unconditional bail.