A Florida woman is accused of poisoning her boyfriend’s tea by putting bleach tablets in it, according to NBC Miami.
Yvette Diaz, 49, is accused of cheating on her boyfriend of three years while he was outside on the phone with his employer, according to an arrest report obtained by NBC Miami. has been done.
The incident is said to have happened on February 20th at the couple’s home.
According to reports, Diaz’s boyfriend prepared himself food and tea and went outside to answer a work call.
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Yvette Diaz, a 49-year-old Miami-Dade woman, was arrested on suspicion of poisoning her boyfriend after finding bleach pills in his tea. (Miami-Dade correction)
When he returned home, he offered Diaz a bite of tortilla food, which Diaz accepted. After taking her first bite, she exclaimed that it was “spicy” and he offered her tea, which she “categorically” refused.
The boyfriend then swallowed a large amount of the cup and immediately felt his throat burn, according to the report. He also noticed a strong odor of bleach coming from the cup and poured it down the sink.
The victim then noticed “residues of concentrated bleach, which he normally uses to dissolve in five gallons of water,” in the cup, according to the report.
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Yvette Diaz was arrested by Miami-Dade police late last week. (Roberto Coltun/El Nuevo Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images/File)
“There’s bleach in this drink! Did you put bleach in my drink?” he asked Diaz.
Diaz claimed he thought he added sugar to the drink, but investigators said the location of the sugar and bleach in the kitchen made it likely that was not the case.
Her boyfriend was taken to a local hospital and is expected to be okay, NBC Miami reported.
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Diaz was arrested Friday afternoon on suspicion of first-degree domestic violence with poisoning of food and water. She is being held at the Miami-Dade Correctional Facility, and her bail has not been set.
The Miami-Dade Police Department did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
