LA police point finger in chili case

A WOMAN who said she found part of a human finger in a bowl of Wendy’s chili last month has been arrested and charged with larceny in connection with the incident, authorities said yesterday.

Anna Ayala, 39, was arrested on Thursday night at her home in Las Vegas and was in custody in the Clark County Detention Centre there, police officials said.

Ayala had said she found the finger in chili prepared at a Wendy’s restaurant in San Jose, California on March 22. The charge drew intense publicity and shook the image of the No. 3 US hamburger chain.