Japanese Researcher from Prestigious U.S. University Arrested for Poisoning
According to a report by Japan's Fuji Television on April 23: Hiroshi Kuroda, a Japanese researcher at the University of Wisconsin, was arrested and charged after allegedly poisoning a colleague's water cup with toxic chemicals.
The 41-year-old suspect, Hiroshi Kuroda, is a researcher at the University of Wisconsin's Influenza Research Institute.
According to the university and local police, Kuroda is suspected of pouring formaldehyde and other chemicals into a male colleague's water cup on April 4, carrying out an act of poisoning.
After drinking the water, the colleague immediately vomited but suffered no life-threatening injuries.
Kuroda admitted his crime in an email sent to a professor at the research institute, writing "It was me" and "I'm sorry," and was arrested by local police on the 10th of this month.
Kuroda also sprayed harmful chemicals onto the victim's shoes. Prior to the crime, he had used "ChatGPT" to inquire about "how to mix chemicals and what quantity would cause harm."
Kuroda had worked alongside the victim for five years. However, according to police investigations, the victim had recently been promoted, while Kuroda deliberately refrained from wearing a lab coat—something the victim ignored. Kuroda stated that his motive for poisoning was to make the man feel uncomfortable.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1863215870295049/
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