📺 VIDEO | Woman Charged With POISONING Elderly Husband With Animal Euthanasia Drugs

[MUGSHOT|FOX5] A Wisconsin woman accused of repeatedly poisoning her veterinarian husband with animal euthanasia drugs has been charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide.

The suspect, 50, of Monroe, was charged in Lafayette County. Authorities say she poisoned her 70-year-old husband three times during by putting barbiturates in his coffee, the Wisconsin State Journal reported.

The complaint says she poisoned her husband for the first time less than three weeks after the quit claim deed on the house was authorized. [FULLSTORY|MUGSHOT]

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Story Summary | Woman Charged With Repeatedly Poisoning Elderly Husband With Animal Euthanasia Drugs

• A Wisconsin woman is charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide for allegedly poisoning her husband, with animal euthanasia drugs.
• According to the criminal complaint, she obtained the drugs from her job as a veterinary technician and mixed them with her husband’s food and drinks.
• The victim became seriously ill and was hospitalized several times between June and September 2023. He suffered from symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, drowsiness, confusion, and low blood pressure.
• The doctors discovered that he had pentobarbital and phenytoin in his system, which are drugs used to euthanize animals. They alerted the authorities and launched an investigation.
• The suspect reportedly admitted to the police that she had access to the drugs and that she wanted to end her husband’s suffering because he had dementia. However, the doctors found no evidence of dementia.
• The suspect also claimed that she was a victim of domestic abuse and that her husband had threatened to kill her. However, the police found no records of any reports or injuries related to domestic violence.
• The police reportedly say the suspect had a financial motive for killing her husband, as she had taken out a $250,000 life insurance policy on him in 2020.