The victim has reported the incident to the police and authorities are investigating the matter.

In an incident that has sparked outrage on Chinese social media, an employee at a government-affiliated agency has been accused of “poisoning” her pregnant colleague to prevent her from taking maternity leave.according to South China Morning Postthe incident came to light when an employee spiked her co-worker’s drink with a suspicious substance.

Notably, the employee frequently added medications to co-workers’ water bottles. Noticing the strange smell, the pregnant employee initially became suspicious of the office’s water supply and switched to boiled bottled water. However, when the strange smell persisted, the mother-to-be suspected someone might have tampered with it. She then decided to use her iPad to film her desk and caught her co-worker red-handed.

In the video, a woman wearing a black tank top walks up to her desk, opens a small bottle, pours the powdery substance onto her desk, and then quickly leaves.

according to South China Morning Post, The employee took the strange step because she didn’t want her coworker to go on maternity leave because she couldn’t handle the increased workload on her own.

Currently, the victim has reported the incident to the police and the authorities are investigating the matter. Staff at her organization are awaiting the results of the police investigation before taking action.

A lawyer told Daily Business Daily that if the woman acted with intent to harm, regardless of whether the substance was toxic or caused actual bodily harm, it could constitute an offense of assault.

The incident left netizens shocked and angry at the woman’s vicious behavior.

“Poisoning someone just because you don’t want them to take time off? Has she watched too many police dramas,” one user said.

Another netizen commented: “How do such people pass the exam to work in government-linked institutions?” It seems that the exam can only eliminate candidates with poor academic performance, but not those with moral corruption. “

A third person said: “We are here just to earn bread, why are you so vicious? She is too dark.”