Stanford PhD Cancer Researcher ‘Poisoned’ Classmates’ Water With Carcinogenic Embalming Fluid

A PhD student from Stanford has been caught trying to poison her classmates by putting a known carcinogen in their water bottles.

Police have charged 26-year-old Xiangyu Ouyang with four felony counts of poisoning after investigators say the student put paraformaldehyde – which could cause death if consumed in large amounts – in her classmates water bottles beginning last September, according to Daily Mail.

Ouyang was at Stanford on a prestigious Agency for Science, Technology and Research scholarship that Singapore gives out to top students. She will now face up to eight years behind bars.

“I am truly sorry for what happened, but I really didn’t mean to harm people,” she told police. “It was me crying out for help.”

Ouyang was described by fellow classmates as shy and insecure, with one of her victims telling authorities that the girl “had never had a boyfriend, and envied those who had.” (Read more from “Stanford PhD Cancer Researcher ‘Poisoned’ Classmates’ Water With Carcinogenic Embalming Fluid” HERE)

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