A ‘California Dermatologist Accused Of Poisoning Her Estranged Physician Husband’ An angry argument over their children brought a doctor and her ex-spouse face to face in court. The dermatologist is accused of poisoning her estranged husband with Drano.
Jack Chen suffered serious injuries when Yue Yu, 45, also known as “Emily,” was caught on camera pouring drain cleaner into his drink.
Chen, 53, had previously accused her of poisoning him three times with the deadly substance, leading to the issuance of a restraining order against his two children.
California Dermatologist Accused Of Poisoning Her Estranged Physician Husband
A doctor named Chen gave police in Irvine video of Yu allegedly adding Drano to his lemonade at their $2.7 million property.
Since then, he has sought a divorce, and a judge has granted him a restraining order that also applies to their two children, who are now aged seven and eight.
Yu, who is vying for visitation rights, met her estranged hubby in person during the most recent custody dispute on Friday in Orange, California.
After he accused her of poisoning him on August 4, she was taken into custody but released the next day after posting a $30,000 bond.
Yue Yu, 45, also known as ‘Emily’ was caught on camera pouring the drain cleaner into her husband Jack Chen’s drink earlier this year
Yu was allegedly caught on camera pouring the drain cleaner into husband Jack Chen’s drink, in footage released by Chen’s attorneys
On August 5 Chen served Yu with divorce papers and she was ordered to stay 100 yards away from the family at all times.
Steven Hittleman, a lawyer for Chen, claims that he suffered swelling in his esophagus and stomach ulcers from drinking the spiked liquid.
At a previous hearing, the court heard that he spent weeks wondering
what caused him to get sick, with his legal team releasing the footage of his wife from a hidden camera in their kitchen.
Chen claims that he was tortured by his wife regularly, telling a court that he denied her a massage and she ‘stepped on his head’ until he did it.
He places the nanny cam in the kitchen of their home after growing suspicious that his wife was deliberately making him ill.
The three dates he captured the alleged criminal act on camera were July 11, July 18 and July 25.
Court documents reveal that he claims his wife’s alleged rage and erratic behavior emerged early on, but he only became concerned after their children were born.
Chen, who is fighting for sole custody, claims Yu and his mother-in-law , Yuqin ‘Amy’ Gu, started abusing their children when they were as young as two-years-old.
He claims the children were screamed at, slapped, insulted and deprived of sleep, and locked in their rooms.
Yu would allegedly commonly use a Chinese phrase towards the kids that means ‘go die!’
He said the children learned early on that ‘Emily’s rule is everything’ adding: ‘Emily’s parenting if you could call it that revolves around yelling, insulting, verbally abusing, hitting, pushing, pulling and being emotionally abusive.’
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The California dermatologist, pictured at work,is fighting her husband who wants sole cusotdy of their two childrenÂ
+10View gallery Hittelman said Chen called him in July to share video evidence that his wife tried to spike his hot lemonade with Drano, the chemical substance typically used to rid clogs in drains
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A copy of the domestic violence restraining order that was issued to Yu on August 5 after she was releasedÂ
The alleged poison attacks are believed to have happened at their $2.7 million mansion in Irvine, CaliforniaÂ
Chen said that Yu tried to turn the children against him, yelling at them if they told her they enjoyed spending time with him until they ‘assured her they would not show affection’ towards their father.
Yu’s attorney, David Wohl, claims that she was only using the cleaner for its intended purpose, and poured the Drano into an ‘empty cup.’
He also insists that his client is being set up, saying ‘The idea that my client, who is a 45-year-old well-respected dermatologist in Orange County, would destroy her life, destroy her children’s lives and try to kill her husband is just completely absurd and untrue – and for that matter defamatory.
‘It was for facilitating use in the sink or any other part of the house that was clogged as far as the drainage goes … but she never poured any Drano or any chemical into any drink that the father or her husband used or was drinking ever that’s completely untrue.’
He also calls Chen ‘desperate’ to both divorce Yu and gain custody of their two children, which Hittleman denies.
