Lab technician charged,held in death of Yale graduate

A Lab technician was arrested early on Thursday and charged in the killing of Annie M Le,a Yale graduate student whose body was hidden in the wall of a university building after she was strangled,the police in New Haven said.

The technician,Raymond Clark III,24,was taken into custody at a Super 8 motel in Cromwell,Connecticut,after DNA evidence linked him to Les killing,the police said. He did not resist. Chief James Lewis of the New Haven police would not provide a motive when he announced the arrest,but he emphasised that the authorities believed it was a workplace crime.

It is important to note that this is not about urban crime,university crime,domestic crime,but an issue of workplace violence,which is becoming a growing concern around the country, he said. Clark was arraigned in New Haven Superior Court. Judge Jon C Blue set bail at 3 million because,he said,it was obviously a very serious case.

In response to the judges confirming that he had read Clark his rights,Clark simply nodded and said,Yes,Sir. He did not enter a plea,and his next court appearance will be on October 6.