I think they translate wrong. here is the original

Investigators determined that Li, who had been employed for 10 years as a chemist at Bristol-Myers Squibb, had obtained an undisclosed quantity of thallium, a highly-toxic metal, and allegedly administered a portion of the substance to her hu*****and between December 2010 and January 2011.

http://njtoday.net/2011/02/09/monroe-woman-charged-with-poisoning-hu*****and/