Kindergarten teacher sentenced to death for poisoning 25 students in a class
A Chinese kindergarten teacher has been sentenced to death for poisoning 25 little children with nitrite-laced porridge which results in the death of one student after an argument with a rival teacher.
The Jiaozuo Intermediate People’s Court in Henan province described killer Wang Yun’s motives as “despicable” and “vicious.” “She should be punished severely in accordance with the law,” the ruling said
In the lead-up to the poisoning, the court heard that Wang had quarreled with another colleague at the Jiaozuo kindergarten over how best to handle the students.
Then, on the morning of March 27, 2019, Wang added nitrite to porridge provided by the school and intended for the other teacher’s students. Wang had recently bought the nitrite online.
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nitrite is toxic and a likely used in fertilizers, food preservation, and even munitions and explosives. At a high level, it can stop the human body from properly absorbing oxygen.
Wang had formerly been caught trying to poison her husband which bears the name Feng, in February 2017 after an argument. On that occasion, Wang poured nitrite into a glass used by Feng, causing slight injuries.
At the time of the kindergarten poisoning, one parent told China’s state-run tabloid Global Times he had received a call from the kindergarten saying his child had vomited and fainted. When he arrived, his child was unconscious.
“The vomit was all over (their) pants. There were other children who were also throwing up, and they looked pale,” the father, surnamed Li, said.
Wang’s sentence comes amid fresh allegations of the mistreatment of children at a kindergarten in China
The court added that Wang and the manager of the kindergarten must compensate the children’s families.
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