A 22-year-old student of University of South Carolina (USC), US, may spend the next 20 years of her life behind bars after she was caught on camera contaminating her roommates’' food.
22-yr-old faces 20 yrs in jail for spitting, spraying cleaning chemical into roommates’ food
Hayley King, a 22-year-old was filmed spitting and spraying cleaning chemical into her roommates’ food. She faces up to 20 years behind bars for the crime if convicted.
ADVERTISEMENT
Hayley King was filmed by her off-campus roommates spitting into and spraying Windex, a glass and hard-surface cleaner, into their food which they placed in a shared fridge, ABC News reports.
The roommates then reported the case to the police.
In the footage, King is seen checking the items in the refrigerator and later opening some to spit and spray the Windex.
ADVERTISEMENT
She then shakes the container, probably to mix up the spittle.
One of the girls told the police that she ate from a container which was later found to contain saliva and Windex.
They had also had previous altercations after which the girls asked King to vacate the room.
According to an incident report quoted by NY Daily, King confessed to the acts when she was called to the police station.
She was then charged with unlawful, malicious tampering with human drug product or food.
ADVERTISEMENT
The charge is a felony carrying a term of up to 20 years in prison, if convicted.
She has been granted bail.
JOIN OUR PULSE COMMUNITY!
ADVERTISEMENT
Eyewitness? Submit your stories now via social or:
Email: eyewitness@pulse.ng
Recommended articles
You should avoid boat rides for these 5 reasons
How to save a life by doing CPR during an emergency
Avoid these 3 common mistakes when cooking fried rice
Okin biscuits and 9 other snacks millennials loved as children
How 1 woman became first lady of 2 different countries — she married 2 presidents
How parents, teachers can recognise when a child is being bullied
It's illegal to publicly celebrate your birthday in this country
Here are Dagrin's 10 best rap verses on the 14th anniversary of his death
Ex-PDP chairman, 4 others acquitted of conspiracy, breach of peace charges
ADVERTISEMENT