Man Who Was Secretly Poisoning Co-Worker Caught in Act on Camera
Summary
A California engineer named David Xu was caught on camera poisoning his co-worker Rong Yuan's water with a toxic metal called cadmium. Xu pleaded no contest to one poisoning charge, received probation, and recently had his felony conviction dismissed by a judge.Key Facts
- Rong Yuan became ill with symptoms like vomiting and hair loss starting in 2017.
- Yuan secretly recorded Xu adding a substance to her water bottle at their workplace.
- Tests found cadmium in Yuan’s water at levels millions of times higher than the safe limit.
- Xu was arrested in 2019 and initially faced serious charges, including attempted murder.
- Xu accepted a plea deal in 2023, pleading no contest to one felony poisoning count.
- The judge sentenced Xu to two years of probation and later dismissed his felony conviction.
- Yuan was awarded about $7,000 in restitution after seeking nearly $500,000.
- Yuan expressed confusion over why Xu targeted her and opposed the dismissal of his conviction.
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