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Ex-Lehigh University Student Gets Up To 20 Years, Deportation For Poisoning Roommate
A former Lehigh University student will spend up to 20 years behind bars before he's sent back to China after admitting to poisoning his roommate with a heavy metal substance three years ago, according to several news reports.
Yukai Yang, now 25, pleaded guilty to attempted murder last November, acknowledging that he bought thallium in March 2018 and began slipping it into Juwan Royal’s food and mouthwash, CBS Philly reports.
Royal noted in court that he suffered weight loss, headaches, nausea, and heart palpitations, WFMZ reports.
He was diagnosed with heavy metal poisoning in April 2018,…
