A love-scorned pharmacist rejected by the woman he was infatuated with has admitted to covertly drugging her 23 times out of spite.
Pharmacist Yan Chi “Anthony” Cheung met Pamela Leung at the Surry Hills Chinese Presbyterian Church in 2010 and in that time they became friends – but friendship was not enough for Mr Cheung.
After taking a job at Pharmacy@UNSW in 2015 at the urging of Mr Cheung, Miss Leung began falling prey to the 35-year-old Chinese national’s sexual advances.
According to police statements presented to the court 26-year-old Leung had her buttocks, breasts and other body parts brushed in an unwanted way by her married boss, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.
“The victim felt as though [Cheung] became obsessed with her,” the police statement said.
After Cheung was confronted by Leung and told to stop his behaviour he began to drug her with prescription drugs in a bid to make her “suffer”, he told police when he was arrested at his Maroubra home earlier in May.
The pharmacy assistant went to police with concerns her boss was poisoning her water and coffee, telling them she had been feeling drowsy and ill while on shifts since 2015.
According to the SMH, “Investigating officers found CCTV footage of the pharmacy that allegedly showed Mr Cheung pouring a liquid into the woman’s drink.”
On Tuesday, Mr Cheung pleaded guilty in Waverley Local Court to one count of poisoning to injure or cause distress or pain.
Cheung will be sentenced on July 5. A psychological assessment will reportedly be carried out prior to sentencing.
