Police: Woman kills husband by putting eye drops in water

abcnews.go.com ^ | Aug 31, 2018 | ASSOCIATED PRESS

[Berlin_Freeper]

Authorities say a South Carolina woman has been charged with murder after killing her husband by putting eye drops into his water for several days. York County deputies said 52-year-old Lana Clayton confessed to investigators after an autopsy uncovered a high amount of tetrahydrozoline in her husband's body. The chemical is found in over-the-counter eye drops such as Visine. Authorities say 64-year-old Stephen Clayton was found dead July 21 in the couple's home in Clover. Arrest warrants and the statement from deputies didn't give a motive for the alleged poisoning. Lana Clayton also is charged with malicious tampering with a drug product or food. Jail records did not indicate if she had a lawyer.

[WashingtonSource]

OMG. This is worthy of an Agatha Christie murder mystery novel.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

WTF? Are you kidding me? That stuff is that toxic?

[airborne]

She looks like she could use some Visine herself!

[Romans Nine]

She looks like Ashley Judd.

[outofsalt]

Tetrahydrozoline is also available as a decongestant nasal spray by prescription. It can cause certain drug interactions and result in very high blood pressure and fast heart rates. It can be very toxic in certain patients.

[outofsalt]

"If you have taken certain drugs used for low mood (depression) like isocarboxazid, phenelzine, or tranylcypromine or drugs used for Parkinson's disease like selegiline or rasagiline in the last 14 days. Taking tetrahydrozoline (nasal) within 14 days of those drugs can cause very bad high blood pressure."

Drugs.com Tetrahydrozoline (nasal) can result in tachycardia and HTN

[KeyLargo]

Never heard of death, but an old waitress trick put a drop in bad customer drink. Result would be trip to the crapper soon after.

[wally_bert]

The quality of people in my old home county has gone downhill.

[Spacetrucker]

Charles Albright. He is currently on a “psycho” hold in some nuthouse down there.

[ronniesgal]

i just hope they don’t start keeping eye drops behind the pharmacy counter now. or have to swipe your ID to monitor how much you buy in a month.

[cyclotic]

Alright! Somebody else who actually knows how to read a MSDS.

I use the LD50 argument frequently to shoot down the food Nazi’s who tell us that some innocuous ingredient will kill us all.

[xp38]

Yes well done. Golux is on a roll or should that be an eye roll?

[ChildOfThe60s]

I think if you feel the need to test your food for poison it’s time to get divorced

[HypatiaTaught]

Oh yes...

Sick, nasty scum.

[P.O.E.]

[angcat]

Where do you find the MSDS for Visine?

[exDemMom]

Drugs.com Tetrahydrozoline (nasal) can result in tachycardia and HTN

But at what dose? That information is key to interpreting any other information about the drug.

[exDemMom]

Alright! Somebody else who actually knows how to read a MSDS.

:)

The subject of my Ph.D. dissertation research *was* in the field of toxicology. So I refer to MSDS's frequently. And they are no longer officially called "MSDS"--they have a 3 letter abbreviation now. But everyone still calls them "MSDS."

[exDemMom]

You look up the MSDS for the active ingredient, in this case, tetrahydrozoline.

Tetrahydrozoline MSDS (pdf file).

[DainBramage]

His side chick was probably named IRIS.