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An Orange County dermatologist accused of trying to poison her husband had her case dismissed Friday by a judge, who said the district attorney\u2019s office withheld evidence.<\/p>\n

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Yue \u201cEmily\u201d Yu was arrested by police in 2022 for allegedly pouring Drano, a toxic clog cleaner, into her husband\u2019s drink. Surveillance video allegedly captured such a moment where she is seen pouring the cleaner into a container on a kitchen counter near a sink.<\/p>\n

The husband Jack Chen said he \u201cstarted noticing a chemical taste\u201d in his lemon tea, prompting him to set up the surveillance. Consumption of the cleaner led to his diagnosis of two stomach ulcers, gastritis and esophagitis, he claimed.<\/p>\n

FBI tests confirmed that drain cleaner was present in the drinking glass.<\/p>\n

According to court documents, Chen has videos of three separate occasions of Yu trying to poison him with Drano.<\/p>\n

However, Yu\u2019s defense attorneys argued the Drano was poured in an attempt to kill ants in the kitchen at the suggestion of Chen. The two were in the midst of a divorce during that time.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s falsely claiming that she\u2019s trying to poison him,\u201d defense attorney Scott Simmons had said. \u201cInstead of calling 911, he calls a divorce lawyer.\u201d<\/p>\n

The defense also claimed Chen\u2019s diagnoses were more likely from acid reflux and not the cleaner.<\/p>\n

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The dismissal Friday was a result of prosecutors denying the jury\u2019s request to see evidence that supported Yu\u2019s defense.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe are grateful that the court closely examined the proceedings that produced this charge and recognized that the process by which the indictment was obtained was fundamentally flawed,\u201d Simmons said. \u201cWe thank the court for its diligence and ask only that Emily Yu now be allowed to rebuild her life in peace.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is the second time the case has seen dismissal. In January, the district attorney\u2019s office filed a motion to dismiss charges after a key witness was unable to appear on the first day of trial. It came after the office added an attempted poisoning charge to replace a 2023 indictment. <\/p>\n

A spokesperson for the Orange County District Attorney\u2019s Office told NBC4 that \u201cwe are refilling this case. We believe in the strength of the evidence in this case, and in the professional conduct of our prosecutors.\u201d<\/p>\n

Defense attorneys said they would immediately move to dismiss another case against Yu. <\/p>\n

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