Woman who bit into a strawberry with a needle lodged inside it while celebrating her birthday is in so much pain that she can't speak
- Skye Wilson-Wright was celebrating her 30th birthday when found the needle
- CCTV showed the moment she bit down and pulled the object from her mouth
- Ms Wilson-Wright said she's relieved her young daughter didn't bite into the fruit
A woman who bit down on a needle in a chocolate-covered strawberry has been left in so much pain she can't speak.
Skye Wilson-Wright was celebrating her 30th birthday with her husband and young children when she bit in to the contaminated strawberry on Monday.
Security footage showed the moment she crunched down on the fruit and realised something wasn't right, pulling the foreign metal object from her mouth.
Skye Wilson-Wright was celebrating her 30th birthday with her husband and young children when she bit in to the contaminated strawberry (pictured)
The Melbourne mother was taken to Austin Hospital, and her step-father Dave Chapman said an X-ray revealed there was an unknown object stuck in Ms Wilson-Wright's throat.
'They've done X-rays and confirmed it's not metal, but there is something else lodged in her throat moving downward,' Mr Chapman told 7 News.
'You hear about it, but you don't think it's going to happen to you.'
Ms Wilson-Wright said she was grateful it happened to her and not one of her children, and explained her daughter had eaten half of her own strawberry when the needle was found.
'I'm still in shock, I'm exhausted from being in emergency last night, and I can't talk without pain.'
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The strawberries were allegedly bought from a Coles in Eltham, Melbourne.
Coles spokeswoman Meg Rayner told Daily Mail Australia the retailer takes food safety complaint very seriously.
'Coles takes the safety of the food we sell seriously, and we have spoken to the customer to follow up their complaint.
'We have worked with our strawberry suppliers to implement additional control measures to ensure strawberries are inspected before they are sent to supermarkets.
'We have notified the police and will follow up with our supplier to investigate the matter.'
Millions of strawberries had to be dumped across Australia last year as panic spread across the country after dozens of alleged needle contamination cases.
Just a handful of brands were affected by the original culprit and several suspected copycats.
Ms Wilson-Wright said she was grateful it happened to her and not one of her children, and explained her daughter had eaten half of her own strawberry when the needle (pictured) was found
Disgruntled farm picking manager My Ut Trinh, 50, was arrested in November and accused of sparking the crisis.
She faces seven counts of of contaminating goods with intent to cause economic loss based on DNA evidence.
Police alleged she spiked the strawberries out of 'spite' for her employer, the Berrylicious/Berry Obsession farm in southeast Queensland, over a disagreement about paying for a speeding fine.
She told another worker: 'If I hate anyone, I will put the needle in the strawberry and make them go bankrupt.'
However, her lawyer claimed she was only joking when she said that, and there was no evidence for the charges.
Victoria Police told Daily Mail Australia that detectives are investigating the incident.
'Investigators have been told of another needle in a strawberry, bought at an Eltham supermarket on 22 September and reported to police on 23 September.
'The community is reminded that anyone found to be contaminating food products can be charged with a serious indictable offence with penalties including up to 10 years in jail.'
