California: Charges dropped on poison accusation at UCSF

by E Wayne Ross on March 31, 2009

San Francisco Chronicle: Charges dropped on poison accusation

San Francisco prosecutors dropped all charges Monday against a former UCSF lab researcher who had been accused of trying to poison a co-worker.

Ben Chun Liu, 38, who worked in the urology department, had been charged with attempted murder and putting poison in a drink belonging to co-worker Mei Cao, 44.