Texas Doctor Accused of Poisoning Lover Found Guilty
The oncologist was having an affair with her victim.
— -- The Texas doctor accused of poisoning her lover has been found guilty of aggravated assault.
Dr. Ana Gonzalez-Angulo was charged after prosecutors say she spiked Dr. George Blumenschein's coffee in 2013 with ethylene glycol, a sweet-tasting chemical found in antifreeze.
“I am very grateful; justice has been served," Blumenschein said later at the trial's sentencing phase, which is still ongoing.
Gonzalez-Angulo, 43, and Blumenschein, 50, both worked as oncologists at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.
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Blumenschein's girlfriend had testified in court this week that he suspected his mistress, Gonzalez-Angulo, was responsible but that he was afraid to contact authorities.
Evette Toney told a Houston courtroom about how she found out her boyfriend, Blumenschein, was having an affair with fellow cancer researcher Gonzalez-Angulo at the prestigious cancer center.
Gonzalez-Angulo was charged with aggravated assault after prosecutors say she spiked Blumenschein's coffee when he picked Toney over her.
The poisoning left Blumenschein with permanent kidney damage, according to testimony from doctors who treated him. Gonzalez-Angulo had pleaded not guilty, but could now face up to life in prison.
The jury is hearing witnesses for the sentencing phase.