Home Office boss convicted of spiking pregnant mistress’s orange juice

A married Home Office boss has been found guilty of spiking his pregnant mistress’s orange juice with drugs to cause a miscarriage. Darren Burke, 43, wanted Laura Slade to have an abortion to keep his double life secret from his wife but she refused, Isleworth Crown Court heard. He crushed tablets of mifepristone into Laura Slade’s glass and asked her to drink it, saying she needs to keep her vitamins up. She declined and Burke poured the juice down the…