BEIJING: A former kindergarten teacher was executed in central China after killing one child and injuring 24 others by poisoning their porridge with sodium nitrite four years ago, state media reported.
Wang Yun, 39, unsuccessfully appealed the sentence, initially handed down in September 2020, by the Jiaozuo city intermediate people’s court in Henan province.
On Thursday, the same court verified Wang’s identity, escorted her to the execution ground and carried out the death sentence, a court statement said, according to state media yesterday.
In March 2019, Wang bought some sodium nitrite after being involved in a dispute with a fellow teacher.
The next morning at the kindergarten she added some of the chemical compound into the children’s “eight treasures porridge”, the court ruled.
“Eight treasures porridge” is a sweet-flavoured rice-based porridge which is popular in China.
In January 2020, one of the children died of multiple organ failure caused by the poisoning while 24 others suffered minor injuries, state media reported.
China executes thousands of people each year, by far and away more than any other country, according to estimates by human rights NGO Amnesty International. — Reuters
