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TexasTowelie

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Thu Dec 20, 2018, 09:48 PM Dec 2018

Student who vandalized roommate's property with racist slur also slowly poisoned him, prosecutors

Student who vandalized roommate's property with racist slur also slowly poisoned him, prosecutors say


BETHLEHEM -- A former chemistry major at Lehigh University, who allegedly vandalized his longtime roommate's property with racist graffiti, was charged with attempted homicide Thursday after he also allegedly poisoned the roommate over several months by mixing toxic amounts of thallium into his food and drink, prosecutors said.

North Hampton County District Attorney John Morganelli announced the charges at a press conference, calling the behavior "weird and bizarre."

Yukai Yang, 22, who turned himself in Thursday, is no longer enrolled at Lehigh, a university spokeswoman confirmed to USA TODAY. Yang is also a Chinese national and had his student visa revoked, prosecutors said.

At the press conference, live streamed by WFMZ-TV, Morganelli said Yang poisoned roommate Juwan Royal using small amounts of the metal over a several months, adding it to his milk, water and mouthwash.

Read more: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/20/former-lehigh-student-allegedly-poisoned-roommate-slowly-thallium/2379709002/
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Student who vandalized roommate's property with racist slur also slowly poisoned him, prosecutors (Original Post) TexasTowelie Dec 2018 OP
Holy sh_t! You never know who to trust. Racism travels. brush Dec 2018 #1
After his sentence, he will find his ass shipped back to China. 3Hotdogs Dec 2018 #2

3Hotdogs

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2. After his sentence, he will find his ass shipped back to China.
Fri Dec 21, 2018, 12:22 AM
Dec 2018

There, he will go into a re-education camp. Or maybe, just a bullet in the back of his head.

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