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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...-to-poison-u-s-college-roommate-idUSKCN1OK1XF
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) - A Chinese student attending Lehigh University in Pennsylvania has been arrested and charged with attempting to murder his roommate of four years with a component of rat poison he ordered online, prosecutors said.
Yukai Yang, 22, who is in the United States on a student visa, is to appear in court next month to face charges that he put thallium, a component of rat poison, in the milk and mouthwash of his roommate, Juwan Royal, who is black, according to charging documents.
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Even though these 2 young men had been room mates for a while, Yang had been posting hate messages containing the 'N' word.
Thallium has been used for a long time as a component in certain rat poisons. It is very toxic but can be easily detected in modern hospital lab equipment. Even though Yang was a chemistry major, he could have used more subtle organic poisons that would have been virtually impossible to detect or trace back to him.
Hair loss is a signature symptom of thallium poisoning but the symptoms the victim suffered that were listed on the TV news did not include hair loss.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thallium
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) - A Chinese student attending Lehigh University in Pennsylvania has been arrested and charged with attempting to murder his roommate of four years with a component of rat poison he ordered online, prosecutors said.
Yukai Yang, 22, who is in the United States on a student visa, is to appear in court next month to face charges that he put thallium, a component of rat poison, in the milk and mouthwash of his roommate, Juwan Royal, who is black, according to charging documents.
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Even though these 2 young men had been room mates for a while, Yang had been posting hate messages containing the 'N' word.
Thallium has been used for a long time as a component in certain rat poisons. It is very toxic but can be easily detected in modern hospital lab equipment. Even though Yang was a chemistry major, he could have used more subtle organic poisons that would have been virtually impossible to detect or trace back to him.
Hair loss is a signature symptom of thallium poisoning but the symptoms the victim suffered that were listed on the TV news did not include hair loss.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thallium
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