Ex-Fijian Resident In Sydney Charged With Poisoning Wife
Ugendra Singh, 45, allegedly stole 15 vials of Propofol from the intensive care ward at Liverpool Hospital and used it to drug his wife Joytika Lata.
09 May 2020 09:34
Joytika Lata and Ugendra Singh. Source: Facebook
A former Fijian citizen is behind bars in Sydney, accused of poisoning his wife with a powerful sedative allegedly stolen from a hospital.
7News reported that Ugendra Singh, 45, allegedly stole 15 vials of Propofol from the intensive care ward at Liverpool Hospital and used it to drug his wife Joytika Lata. It is alleged Singh gave Lata, who is also a nurse, the drug, claiming it was a saline drip, when she became dehydrated on Tuesday.
Lata woke up eight hours after being the drip, realised something was wrong and called emergency services.
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