Lanzhou Intermediate People's Court

Provincial court

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Kindergarten owner sentenced to life in China lead paint poisoning case

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Issued first-instance verdicts in the case

A court in western China sentenced the operator of a private kindergarten to life in prison for poisoning 247 children with lead-laced paint pigments. Staff mixed the inedible pigments into pastries to make meals look more colorful in photos used to recruit students.

Updated Oct 26