Ex-student charged in body fluids case is due back in court

HARTFORD, Conn. — The case of a white former Connecticut university student accused of smearing body fluids on her black roommate's belongings returns to court.A pretrial conference is scheduled Tuesday in Hartford Superior Court in the case of 18-year-old Brianna Brochu. The Harwinton resident has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor criminal mischief and breach of peace charges.Police say the former University of Hartford student wrote on Instagram in October about rubbing used tampons on h