Wyoming graduate student arrested at LAX over alleged poisoning of colleague, reportedly heading to China
Photo: The Guardian USHow the sides differ Left sources emphasize the alleged motive and the flight attempt after police questioning; right sources focus on the chemical purchase and how it was detected.
A 32-year-old microbiology graduate student from China, Aili Wang, was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on 6 October. She is accused of poisoning a colleague at a Wyoming institution, and both outlets say she was trying to leave for China. The Guardian says prosecutors allege she poisoned his tea, that he had pending patents, that the two did not get along, and that she tried to flee after police questioned her. The New York Post says she allegedly bought acrylamide on eBay, and that it was first detected when the man's wife and others tested water from his coffee maker.
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Left-leaning coverage stresses the alleged poisoning of tea, the supposed backdrop of patents and a strained relationship, and the flight attempt after police questioning.
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Right-leaning coverage focuses on the alleged purchase of acrylamide on eBay and how the chemical was first found in the coffee maker's water.