A bride-to-be has been arrested for poisoning her fiancé's drink with eye-drops aftershe was inspired by a scene from rom-com, Wedding Crashers.

Jaymee Lynn Cruz has been charged with distributing noxious or deleterious food, and faces up to 25 months in jail if convicted.

4 Cruz insists she was not trying to kill her partner Credit: Rowan County Sheriff’s Office

4 Cruz was inspired by a 'prank' played by Owen's Wilson's character in the film Credit: Alamy

Cruz was inspired by a scene in 2005 film, Wedding Crashers, in which character John - played by Owen Wilson - puts eye drops into the drink of his love rival, Sack Lodge who is played by Bradley Cooper.

'TOXIC CHEMICAL'

In the romantic flick, the seemingly harmless prank makes Cooper's character sick - in reality, if consumed tetrahydrozoline - the toxic chemical in eye drops can cause difficulty breathing, slowed heartbeat and even a coma.

Luckily, Cruz's fiance spotted her tampering with the can of fizzy drink he had been sipping at their home in Salisbury, North Carolina.

He took their child into a bathroom and called the police.

Cruz admitted that she had tried to poison her soon-to-be husband, but insists that she had only tried to make him unwell and that she was not trying to kill him.

Allegedly, the pair had been arguing over custody of their daughter, whom Cruz had been planning on moving out with.

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In July 2018, Lana Clayton admitted to police that she had murdered her husband by putting eye drops in his drink over the span of several days.

Clayton was charged with murder and awaits trial in South Carolina.

4 Wedding Crashers details the story of a womaniser who falls in love with an engaged woman Credit: Alamy

4 The rom-com came out in 2005 Credit: Alamy

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