BEIJING
\nA former kindergarten teacher was executed in central China this week after killing one child and injuring 24 others by poisoning their porridge with sodium nitrite four years ago, state media reported on Friday.
\nWang Yun, 39, had unsuccessfully appealed the sentence, initially handed down in September 2020 by the Jiaozuo city intermediate people\u2019s court, in Henan province.
\nOn Thursday, the same court verified Wang\u2019s identity, escorted her to the execution ground and carried out the death sentence, a court statement said, according to state media.
\nIn March 2019, Wang purchased some sodium nitrite after being involved in a dispute with a fellow teacher.
\nThe next morning at the kindergarten she added some of the chemical compound into the children\u2019s \u201ceight treasures porridge\u201d, the court ruled, according to state media.
\n\u201cEight treasures porridge\u201d is a sweet-flavoured rice-based porridge which is very popular in China.
\nIn January 2020, one of the children died of multiple organ failure caused by the poisoning. Two dozen others suffered minor injuries, state media reported.
\nWang\u2019s is one of several high profile cases of deaths or violence in Chinese kindergartens in recent years.
\nA 25-year-old man was suspected of attacking a kindergarten in China\u2019s Guangdong province on Monday, killing six people and injuring one, triggering an outpouring of concern about violence against children at school.
\nChina executes thousands of people each year, by far and away more than any other country, according to estimates by human rights NGO Amnesty International.
\nChina does not publish data on executions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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