A 40-year-old Chinese kindergarten teacher was executed this week after being convicted of poisoning 25 students, according to CBS News.
Wang Yun reportedly mixed sodium nitrite into Chinese children’s popular Eight Treasures Porridge the day after he got into an argument with another teacher in March 2019. Reuters.
One child tragically died of multiple organ failure after 10 months of treatment, while the other 24 suffered minor injuries. CBS news I got it.
A court in central China announced Friday that a Chinese kindergarten teacher who poisoned 25 students and killed one was executed. https://t.co/49AXIa3t58
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 14, 2023
Wang was initially sentenced to nine months in prison for intentional harm, but was later sentenced to death, according to CBS News. Her appeal was reportedly dismissed by the court. (Related: Colorado dentist accused of wife poisoning, search for ‘how to make murder look like heart attack’: Police)
Two years ago, she used the same chemical to poison her husband, who survived with only minor injuries, according to CBS News.
China reportedly does not publish data on executions. But human rights NGO Amnesty International estimates that China carries out thousands of executions a year, far more than any other country, Reuters reported.
