Graduate student accused of poisoning colleague and trying to flee to China arrested at LAX
Microbiologist Aili Wang, 32, poisoned tea of colleague in Wyoming who had pending patents, prosecutors allege A Wyoming microbiology graduate student from China has been arrested on accusations she poisoned the tea of a colleague who had pending patents and with whom she did not get along, then tried to flee the country after police questioned her. Aili Wang, 32, was arrested 6 October at Los…
The Guardian US reports that microbiology graduate student Aili Wang, 32, has been arrested on charges of poisoning her colleague at a Wyoming university and attempting to flee the country. Prosecutors allege that Wang targeted the colleague, who had pending patents and with whom she had a contentious relationship, by contaminating their tea.
After her arrest on 6 October at Los Angeles International Airport, police found laptops, electronic storage devices, and documents linked to Wang. Surveillance footage reportedly shows her searching through the victim's desk, whose research focused on disease treatment technology, similar to Wang's work in China.
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