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.
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