NYPost - Roomate from hell sick sabotage leads to arrest

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Roommate from hell’s sick sabotage involved bloody tampons, licked utensils

NY Post

A student at the University of Hartford admitted to licking her roommate’s dining utensils and secretly smearing bodily fluids on her backpack — a “deeply upsetting” case of alleged bullying that exploded on social media and prompted a message from the university’s president.

Freshman Chennel Rowe posted a 103-minute Facebook Live video Monday about her roommate nightmare. Rowe said she had felt “unwanted in [her] own room” since being randomly assigned to bunk with Brianna Rae Brochu in late August. After moving in, Rowe said she started getting sick, including throat pain that ultimately led her to see a doctor.

Rowe said she had requested a room change and had begun moving her belongings to another location on Oct. 17, when she was approached by one of her student neighbors who spotted “very concerning posts” on Brochu’s Instagram account, according to police reports obtained by the Hartford Courant.

One of the posts — which has since been deleted but was captured via screenshot by Rowe — appeared to confirm Rowe’s suspicions: Brochu had been covertly harassing her and tampering with her personal items for more than a month.

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Brochu, who was arrested Saturday on charges of third-degree criminal mischief and second-degree breach of peace, has admitted licking Rowe’s plate, fork and spoon, as well as smearing her own bodily fluid on Rowe’s backpack, but denied the other actions she referenced on Instagram. She told West Hartford police that those statements were lies and a way to “appear funny” online.

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