A
former Lehigh University student from China who was already facing
ethnic intimidation charges against a black dormitory roommate is now
accused of attempted homicide by trying to slowly poison him.
Pennsylvania
prosecutors said Thursday that Yukai Yang, 22, allegedly poisoned his
Lehigh roommate, Juwan Royal, also 22, whose blood tested positive for
the chemical thallium after he reported becoming increasingly sick.
Yang, a chemistry major, gained access to the toxic chemical that is
colorless, odorless and tasteless. In May, Yang was charged with ethnic
intimidation, institutional vandalism and criminal mischief after he
scrawled the n-word on a desk in the room he shared with Royal, who is
black.
Assistant District Attorney Abe Kassis told NBC News Yang
had surreptitiously been slipping the poisonous thallium chemical into
Royal’s mouthwash, food and casual beverages he’d find unattended
throughout their dorm room. In February, Royal told campus police he
felt a burning sensation after drinking from a water bottle in his room.
Much of the poison was allegedly secretly placed into food and drinks
in their shared dorm room refrigerator.
Royal also became
increasingly sick back in March with symptoms of dizziness, vomiting and
uncontrollable shaking. During questioning about the racist note left
in the room, campus police separately confronted Yang about Royal’s
mysterious sickness. Prosecutors said that much like the slow process
Yang was using to poison his roommate, Royal slowly realized what was
happening.
CRAZY !
Every time I see this I think about Jordan Peele’s reason for putting the Asian guy in Get Out. He wasn’t wrong
I wake up, my debt is all paid off, my bank account is full, my relationships with my family are healthy, and I’m able to travel anywhere in the world.
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