<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A woman accused of </span><a href="http://9news.com.au/poison" rel="" target="" title="poisoning"><span>poisoning</span></a><span> a </span><a href="http://www.9news.com.au/queensland" rel="" target="" title="Queensland"><span>Queensland</span></a><span> student in </span><a href="http://www.9news.com.au/taiwan" rel="" target="" title="Taiwan"><span>Taiwan</span></a><span> has been charged with attempted murder.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Alex Shorey, 24, was on exchange in Taipei last year when he suddenly became critically ill.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It was initially suspected he had accidentally ingested poison at a night market but police in Taiwan now allege he was deliberately poisoned by a woman named Yang, who he had recently befriended.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/lottery-win-casino-man-picks-million-dollar-weekly-windfall-ticket/403b2e54-dc3e-4ad4-98be-ca20b62d1ab3" rel="" target="" title="'Best Christmas present': NSW dad becomes instant millionaire"><strong><span>'Best Christmas present': NSW dad becomes instant millionaire</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It is alleged she laced his food and drinks with rat poison between March 24 and May 2 in 2023.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Shorey ended up in hospital multiple times, eventually suffering organ failure.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was evacuated to Australia last May on an emergency medical flight and was taken to hospital before recovering at home. </span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/taiwan-woman-charged-with-attempted-murder-after-student-poisoned-world-news/39da5423-1a3a-483e-b500-5b567a6753e5" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>More than a year later the woman has been charged with attempted murder.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police investigating the case discovered the woman's British husband died in January 2023, just months before she met Shorey.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>His death is also being investigated.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em></em><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the </span></strong></em><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><em><strong><span>Apple App Store</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span> and </span></strong></em><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU"><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>.</span></strong></em></div></div>