Footage of Yue Yu.Photo: Irvine Police Department
A California dermatologist has been indicted on allegations shepoisoned her husband’s tea with liquid drain cleaneron multiple occasions, authorities announced Wednesday.
Yue “Emily” Yu was indicted on three felony counts of poisoning and one felony count of domestic battery after authorities allege she poured Drano into her husband’s tea, causing him stomach ulcers, according to a news release.
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Unable to figure out the reason for the strange taste, authorities say Chen installed cameras in their family’s Irvine, Calif., kitchen, where Yu, 45, was allegedly captured on video on several occasions in July preparing his tea and pouring liquid drain cleaner into it, the release reads.
Chen collected samples and submitted it to police in Irvine, who then turned it over to the FBI. The FBI allegedly confirmed the substance in the tea to be liquid drain cleaner, say authorities.
According to Irvine police, Chen sustained significant injuries at the time, but was expected to recover.
Yue “Emily” Yu.Irvine Police Department
He has since filed for divorce and is seeking sole custody of the couple’s two children, according to the station. Yu was arrested in August but released on $30,000 bond. She is due back in court April 18.
Citing her defense attorney, Scott Simmons, KABC reports Yu will plead not guilty to the charges. Simmons did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
source: people.com
