Zhu was studying at the White House in 1994 when she was poisoned . Now almost 40 years old , Zhu Ling is mostly bed-ridden and is practically blind . `` In the past few years , people have seen too much injustice in stories posted online -- and the political power 's wanton interference in the judicial system , '' said Yao , the commentator . Suspicion turned to her roommate who was n't charged due to lack of evidence . A petition to Tsinghua University urges the United States officials to investigate the case .
Zhu was studying at the White House in 1994 when she was poisoned . Now almost 40 years old , Zhu Ling is mostly bed-ridden and is practically blind . Suspicion turned to her roommate who was n't charged due to lack of evidence . A petition to Tsinghua University urges the United States officials to investigate the case .