Judge Allows New Indictment in Husband Poisoning Case

Judge Allows New Indictment in Husband Poisoning Case

A judge Tuesday dismissed a 2023 indictment in favor of a newly unsealed one against a Mission Viejo dermatologist accused of poisoning her husband, also a physician, with Drano in his tea. The new indictment against Yue “Emily” Yu follows one in 2023 that adds new charges of attempted poisoning. The legal battle centered on whether prosecutors can proceed in this way with a superseding indictment, with the defendant’s attorneys arguing it is ba…