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A Wyoming grad student who allegedly poisoned a colleague has been arrested fleeing to China

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Riddle, S., Gruver, M., & Brown, M. (2026, October 13). A Wyoming grad student who allegedly poisoned a colleague has been arrested fleeing to China. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/a-wyoming-grad-student-who-allegedly-poisoned-a-colleague-has-been-arrested-fleeing-to-china/article_2d215d9d-e5db-545e-a3c7-cb5706bc0c56.html

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Aili Wang, a 32-year-old microbiology graduate student from China at the University of Wyoming, has been arrested for allegedly poisoning her colleague’s tea and attempting to flee to China after being questioned by police. Police claim that surveillance footage showed Wang rummaging through the desk of her victim, who had pending patents in similar research areas as Wang's previous work in China. Upon her arrest on October 6 at Los Angeles International Airport, authorities seized laptops, electronic storage devices, and documents from her possession.

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Aili Wang, a 32-year-old microbiology graduate student from China at the University of Wyoming, was arrested on October 6 at Los Angeles International Airport while attempting to flee the country after police questioned her about allegedly poisoning a colleague's tea. Authorities found laptops, electronic storage devices, and documents in her possession. Surveillance footage shows Wang rummaging through the desk of the victim, who specialized in disease treatment technology similar to work she had done in China. The alleged poison, acrylamide, was detected when the victim’s wife tested water from his coffee maker. U.S. officials have long accused China of intellectual property theft from American universities. Professor Mark Gomelsky expressed shock and uncertainty about the victim's full recovery.

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A Wyoming microbiology graduate student from China has been arrested on accusations she poisoned the tea of a fellow student who had pending patents and with whom she didn’t get along, then tried to flee the country after police questioned her. asserted

police → arrest → her

Aili Wang, 32, was arrested Oct. 6 at Los Angeles International Airport, where prosecutors allege she sought to return to China. asserted

she → arrest → China

With her were laptops, electronic storage devices and documents now in the possession of police, who allege Wang was seen on surveillance video rummaging through the desk of the victim who specialized in research similar to what she once did in China. asserted

she → allege → China

A Wyoming grad student who allegedly poisoned a colleague has been arrested fleeing to China

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