Key takeaways:
- Dr. Yue Yu, 46, of Irvine, California has been indicted on three felony counts of poisoning and one felony count of domestic battery with corporal injury.
- The husband reported that Yu was pouring a substance out of a bottle of liquid drain cleaner into his tea on three different occasions.
- If convicted, Yu faces up to nine years in prison.
A California dermatologist has been indicted by a grand jury for allegedly poisoning her husband with liquid drain cleaner.
Dr. Yue Yu, 46, of Irvine, was indicted on three felony counts of poisoning and one felony count of domestic battery with corporal injury, according to a Wednesday press release from the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.
The husband, who has not been publicly identified, reported that he caught Yu pouring a substance out of a bottle of liquid drain cleaner into his tea on three different occasions. According to court documents, Yu was allegedly trying to kill her husband, Jack Chen, who is also a doctor.
Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said in a statement that Yu had been “trying to cause him pain and suffering” with the “Drano-like substance”.
Yu is currently being held in Orange County Jail with a bail set at $1 million. She is scheduled to appear in court on August 5th. If convicted, she faces up to nine years in prison.
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