Dermatologist arrested after being caught on camera poisoning her husband

• Dr. Yue Yu was arrested in California for poisoning her husband.
• He caught her on video.
• The husband is said to have requested an emergency restraining order.

Dermatologist arrested for poisoning husband. Sometimes life truly is stranger than fiction. Although it sounds like a soap opera or a horror movie, a California dermatologist really did do the unthinkable.

The incident immediately made the headlines, as it was reported that the woman was caught on camera putting Drano in her husband’s drink on more than one occasion.

California woman arrested for poisoning her husband

A California dermatologist was arrested for allegedly poisoning her husband with Drano. The man installed a hidden camera which recorded her when she was pouring the cleaner into his drinks, the authorities reported, according to El Universal agency. Dr. Yue Yu, 45, was arrested and booked into the Orange County Jail, the Irvine Police Department reported in a press release. She was released after posting $30,000 bond.

Her husband of 10 years, who was not identified by police, contacted Irvine authorities on Thursday, saying he suspected Yu was poisoning him. An attorney for the husband identified him as Dr. Jack Chen, 53, a medical radiologist. Filed Under: Woman arrested for poisoning husband.

Dr. Yue Yu was booked into the Orange County Jail

In an attempt to catch his wife redhanded, the husband set up cameras in their house to record her and shared the video with police, Lt. Bill Bingham told NBC News. The man explained to the police that he had been suffering from an unexplained ailment for about a month.

«His condition got worse and worse and based on the husband examining his routine and seeing what might be causing it, he became suspicious of his wife and set up a hidden camera that caught her poisoning him,» said Bill Bingham, a police lieutenant in the city of Irvine, according to El Universal. Filed Under: Woman arrested for poisoning husband.

He filed an emergency restraining order against his wife

Chen «sustained significant internal injuries» but is expected to recover. Authorities are investigating a potential motive. According to Bingham, “we believe this is a home-related incident. We did not discover anything that could worry the patients she treated,» explained El Universal.

Chen filed an emergency restraining order against his wife. He claimed to have been a victim of domestic violence and the same Friday he filed for divorce. He said cameras caught Yu pouring Drano into his drink three times. David E. Wohl, Yu’s attorney, said his client «vehemently denies trying to poison her husband or anyone else.» Filed Under: Woman arrested for poisoning husband.