![A notice that reads Born from the same root, why should one prosperous at the expense of another?—lines from a Chinese poem—is posted on a board in Fudan University in Shanghai, April 16, 2013. Huang Yang, 28, in his third year at Fudan University's medical school, died at about 3:23 p.m. on Tuesday, more than two weeks after he drank water that was allegedly poisoned by his roommate. On April 11, police found that the contents of a water dispenser in Huang's dormitory had been contaminated by a poisonous compound. The compound has not yet been identified, police said. Huang's roommate surnamed Lin was then identified as a suspect and has been under police custody. Police are continuing to investigate the case. [Photo: IC Press]](U470P886T1D59371F12DT20130418093540.jpg "A notice that reads Born from the same root, why should one prosperous at the expense of another?—lines from a Chinese poem—is posted on a board in Fudan University in Shanghai, April 16, 2013. Huang Yang, 28, in his third year at Fudan University's medical school, died at about 3:23 p.m. on Tuesday, more than two weeks after he drank water that was allegedly poisoned by his roommate. On April 11, police found that the contents of a water dispenser in Huang's dormitory had been contaminated by a poisonous compound. The compound has not yet been identified, police said. Huang's roommate surnamed Lin was then identified as a suspect and has been under police custody. Police are continuing to investigate the case. [Photo: IC Press]")
A notice that reads "Born from the same root, why should one prosperous at the expense of another?"—lines from a Chinese poem—is posted on a board in Fudan University in Shanghai, April 16, 2013. Huang Yang, 28, in his third year at Fudan University's medical school, died at about 3:23 p.m. on Tuesday, more than two weeks after he drank water that was allegedly poisoned by his roommate. On April 11, police found that the contents of a water dispenser in Huang's dormitory had been contaminated by a poisonous compound. The compound has not yet been identified, police said. Huang's roommate surnamed Lin was then identified as a suspect and has been under police custody. Police are continuing to investigate the case. [Photo: IC Press]
The parents of Huang Yang, eager to find out the truth behind their son's death, consented to an autopsy on Wednesday.
The 28-year-old post-graduate student at Fudan University was pronounced dead due to multiple organ failure on April 16. It has been suspected that he was poisoned by his roommate.
The case became widely known on April 15, when the university issued an online statement saying that a student who had consumed poisoned water in his dorm was in serious condition. The statement was widely forwarded, reminding many of a similar case that occurred in 1994.
Zhu Ling, a sophomore at Tsinghua University, reported experiencing severe stomach pain and hair loss around the end of 1994. She was hospitalized and allowed to return to school after her condition improved.
However, her symptoms returned even worse than before the following March, leading doctors to diagnose her with thallium poisoning. Although an antidote was administered in time to save her life, she suffered permanent neurological damage, leaving her paralyzed and blind. Her roommate was investigated and subsequently cleared as a suspect in the case.
In Huang's case, police have detained his roommate Lin Senhao and are continuing to investigate the case.
The tragedy began when Huang drank the allegedly poisoned water on April 1. He exhibited symptoms of vomiting and fever and was sent to Zhongshan Hospital. His health worsened over the next few days, as doctors were unable to identify what he had consumed. Huang perished approximately two weeks after drinking the water.
Born to a poor family in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Huang was a capable student in medical school, having recently become a PhD candidate. Huang was able to pay for his education through scholarships and even used some of the money to pay for some of his mother's medical bills.
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