Woman charged with murder after she poisoned and killed husband by spiking food with eye drops
A South Carolina woman has been charged with murder after she was suspected of killing her husband by poisoning his food via eye drops. 52-year-old Lana Clayton is well-connected and well-respected in her York County neighborhood and attended a regular Bible study, but has now been apprehended by the authorities in connection to the death of her spouse, 64-year-old Steven Clayton.
According to the Daily Mail, this development emerges after an autopsy of Steven's body found that he had a high amount of tetrahydrozoline in the body. The U.S National Library of Medicine states that the chemical is found in over-the-counter eye drops brands such as Visine and restricts blood vessels when they're poured into the eyes, thereby taking the redness away. However, if taken orally and ingested, it acts as a neurotoxin and attacks the body's nervous system.