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| Student Alexander Hilton jailed for poisoning classmate by lacing wine | |
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| An American student who poisoned a fellow St Andrews University classmate by lacing a bottle of wine with solvent has been jailed for three years. | An American student who poisoned a fellow St Andrews University classmate by lacing a bottle of wine with solvent has been jailed for three years. |
| Alexander Hilton, 24, encouraged Robert Forbes to drink the wine containing methanol before a ball in Fife. | Alexander Hilton, 24, encouraged Robert Forbes to drink the wine containing methanol before a ball in Fife. |
| Mr Forbes needed kidney dialysis after the incident in March 2011 and was left temporarily blind. | Mr Forbes needed kidney dialysis after the incident in March 2011 and was left temporarily blind. |
| Hilton admitted assaulting him to his severe injury, permanent impairment and to the danger of his life. | Hilton admitted assaulting him to his severe injury, permanent impairment and to the danger of his life. |
| Passing sentence at the High Court in Edinburgh, judge Lord Burns told Hilton: "This was a wicked and deceitful act and it could have had fatal consequences." | Passing sentence at the High Court in Edinburgh, judge Lord Burns told Hilton: "This was a wicked and deceitful act and it could have had fatal consequences." |
| The judge said Mr Forbes "has been left with the agonising prospect of going blind in the future". | The judge said Mr Forbes "has been left with the agonising prospect of going blind in the future". |