Shanghai police department declared a request has been submitted to a local procuratorate for approval to arrest a suspect in the Fudan University poisoning case for intentional homicide.

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Police investigation reported that the suspect Lin, a graduate student from the medical school at Fudan University, held hatred over the victim Huang about some trivial matters and plotted the poisoning.

March 31, Lin put the toxic chemical compound he used in an experiment in the water dispenser. Huang drank a little bit water from it and was hospitalized April 1 and died Tuesday. 

A detailed autopsy report is not available yet and police did not confirm whether the toxic chemical compound was N-Nitrosodimethylamine which is reported earlier.
Web users were questioning the university's responsibility in managing hazardous chemicals, but Fang said that the school conducted a thorough check on its labs and found no irregularities. 

According to the university's regulations, storage and usage of toxic chemicals follow a strict protocol and every single usage of such chemicals should be recorded. 

He said that the university had noticed that Lin used the compound in the lab, but still needs to verify the source of the compound that led to Huang's death. "We're so sad to lose two brilliant students, but the university won't avoid its responsibility." 

Lin's family was also requesting a thorough probe to avoid wrongful judgment. "I just want justice for my son," said Huang Guoqiang, the victim's father.  

The police statement quickly became a hot topic, with thousands of comments questioning the vague description of the motive and Lin's modus operandi, demanding further disclosure.

Amid a wave of criticism that the country's education system does not encourage the cultivation of healthy personalities and respect for life, legal professionals have reminded the public not to make premature judgments.

"Presumption of innocence is always a principle before the final verdict, and it's inappropriate to speculate on details of the crime and expose too much personal information about the suspect," Yuan Yiwen, a lawyer, wrote in the Beijing News.