University of Wyoming student charged with aggravated assault and battery after alleged acrylamide poisoning of a fellow student

Summary

Prosecutors allege that a University of Wyoming student poisoned a fellow student with acrylamide, and she was charged with aggravated assault and battery. The fellow student experienced numbness and weakness after drinking hot water, and colleagues helped discover what had gone wrong.

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1. Hindustan Times

   20 Oct 2026, 09:28 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that a University of Wyoming student was charged with aggravated assault and battery after prosecutors alleged she poisoned a fellow student with acrylamide, and that the victim had experienced numbness and weakness after drinking hot water before colleagues helped discover what went wrong.