A Florida woman is facing charges for allegedly poisoning her boyfriend with a bleach tablet, police said.
According to a Miami-Dade Police Department arrest report, Ivette Diaz, 49, is accused of tampering with tea while her live-in boyfriend of three years was outside on the phone with his employer. The incident took place on February 20 at a residence off Southwest 158th Place, NBC Miami reports.
The victim prepared tea and a tortilla meal before taking the call and when he went back inside, offered Diaz a bite of a “spicy” tortilla and some tea. She allegedly “adamantly” refused to drink and police believe it was because she knew the tea had been poisoned.
“When she exclaimed how spicy it was, he offered her his cup of tea which she adamantly declined. The victim then took a large gulp from his cup and his throat started to immediately burn. The victim then noticed a strong smell of bleach emanating from his cup,” court documents obtained by Law&Crime state.
“The victim immediately poured the drink into the sink, at which time he saw the remnants of a concentrated bleach tablet he uses for dissolving into 5 gallons of water, in his cup. The victim turned to the defendant and stated ‘there’s bleach in this drink! Did you put bleach in my drink?”
Diaz claimed that she thought she added sugar to the drink, but investigators indicated that the locations of the sugar and bleach in the kitchen indicated that it likely was not a mistake.
“It should be noted the sugar (power firm) in kept in an upper kitchen cabinet while the concentrated chlorine (tablet form) are kept under the kitchen sink,” the arrest report stated.
Diaz was arrested Friday afternoon on a first-degree domestic violence poisoning food or water case. Meanwhile, the victim was taken to Homestead Hospital and is expected to be OK.
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[Feature Photo: Ivette Diaz/Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation]
