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Video of California man convicted of poisoning co-worker released as he seeks to dismiss ruling
ABC7 Los Angeles • • nation
Key Points:
- A Berkeley woman is revealing hidden-camera footage that captured her co-worker, chemical engineer David Xu, secretly poisoning her nearly a decade ago.
- Xu, who was convicted of poisoning her with cadmium, a toxic heavy metal, is scheduled to appear in court to request dismissal (expungement) of his felony conviction.
- Despite facing potential life imprisonment, Xu accepted a plea deal resulting in probation.
- The video evidence shows Xu tampering with the victim’s water bottle at Berkeley Engineering and Research.
- The poisoning incident was severe enough to nearly kill the victim.
