Former executive receives death sentence after poisoning founder of popular Chinese gaming company

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A former executive was sentenced to death for poisoning his company's founder in December 2020 following a dispute over business operations, officials say.

A former executive at Yoozoo Games was sentenced to death on Friday in the 2020 poisoning of the founder of the high-profile Chinese gaming company, which has links to Game of Thrones and the new Netflix series, 'The Three-Body Problem.' Xu Yao poisoned the food of company founder Lin Qi in December 2020 because of a dispute over the running of the business, the Shanghai First Intermediate People’s Court said. Lin, who was 39, died about 10 days later.

MOM OF UTAH AUTHOR ACCUSED OF POISONING HUSBAND POSSIBLY 'INVOLVED IN PLANNING' HIS DEATH, POLICE SAY Four other people were sickened but did not die after Xu poisoned beverages in the office between September and December 2020 because of disputes with two of them, the court said in a statement.

 

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