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Rong Yuan, a former employee of Berkeley Engineering and Research, is releasing hidden-camera footage of her ex-coworker David Xu poisoning her water as he petitions an Alameda County judge to dismiss his felony conviction.
The move comes as Xu seeks to have the conviction expunged from his record, a request the district attorney's office has formally opposed.
According to prosecutors, Xu, who served as a senior materials engineer at Berkeley Engineering and Research in California, administered cadmium, a toxic heavy metal, to Yuan's food and water for more than a year between 2017 and 2019.
His original charges included premeditated attempted murder and two felony counts of poisoning. He eventually accepted a plea deal involving one count of poisoning and one year of probation, pleading no contest.
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