A WOMAN accused with two counts of poisoning her colleagues has appeared in court today (Tuesday).

Smartly-dressed Ravinder Kaur appeared in front of Bedford magistrates charged with administering poison with intent to annoy, injure or aggrieve.

The 33-year-old is accused of poisining two female colleagues with mercury amalgam in separate incidents at a Shefford Medical Centre in Hitchin Road.

Kaur, from Ettrick Drive, Bedford, is accused of poisoning Georgia Tobitt and Laura Knowles on March 5 and March 16 respectively.

The case was sent to Luton Crown Court, where she will be appear on August 14.