Dermatologist arrested after she allegedly poisoned husband

A 45-year-old was arrested after her husband, who had become mysteriously ill, set up a hidden camera and allegedly caught her in the act of poisoning him.

An American woman was arrested last week for allegedly poisoning her husband – who set up a hidden camera to catch her in the act, police said.

Yue Yu, 45, a dermatologist from southern California, was busted after cops served a search warrant on the couple’s $US2.5 million ($A3.5million) mansion.

Yu’s 53-year-old husband Jack Chen told police he had been suffering from an unexplained ailment for about a month, the New York Post reported.

“His condition became increasingly worse and based on the husband examining his routine and looking at what could be causing it, he grew suspicious of his wife and put a hidden camera in place that captured her poisoning him,” Police Lieutenant Bill Bingham told the publication.

Dermatologist Yue Yu was busted after police raided the couple’s $3.5 million home. Picture: Irvine Police Department

Yu’s husband of 10 years – who turned over the video evidence to authorities – “sustained significant internal injuries,” but is expected to recover, police said.

Bingham declined to elaborate further or provide additional details of the alleged poisoning, citing an ongoing investigation.

“Detectives are still looking into a potential motive,” he said.

“We do believe this is a domestic-related incident. There’s nothing that we discovered that could cause concern for patients that [Yu] treated.”

Yu, whose bail was set at $US30,000 ($A43,000), was released from custody late on Friday after posting a bond, online records show.

Her husband filed for an emergency restraining order on Friday, claiming he was the victim of domestic violence, court documents reviewed by the Post show. A hearing had been set for August 18.

Yu’s husband set up camera’s in the home to catch his wife in the act. Picture: CRMLS

He also filed for divorce on Friday. The couple have been married since July 2012 and have two children, aged 7 and 8.

Chen is seeking sole custody of their children and asked the court to keep the children away from their mum pending an upcoming court proceeding.

“Ms Yu absolutely and unequivocally denies trying to poison her husband or anyone else,” her lawyer, David Wohl, told the Post on Monday.

He wouldn’t comment any further on the allegations against his client, but said they have yet to receive video footage.

“She doesn’t plan to go anywhere near the accusing spouse right now,” Mr Wohl said when asked about the request for a restraining order.

Yue Yu has an office in Mission Viejo. Picture: Google Street

Yu, who attended medical school at Washington University in St Louis, became a board-certified dermatologist in California in 2010, and was certified in micrographic dermatological surgery in 2021.

She’s currently listed in good standing with the American Board of Dermatology.

This article originally appeared on the New York Post and was reproduced with permission