Former executive given death sentence in poisoning of founder of high-flying Chinese gaming company
FILE - The Yoozoo logo is displayed at the Yoozoo group headquarters in Shanghai on Dec. 8, 2020. A former executive at Yoozoo Games was sentenced to death on Friday, March 22, 2024, 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.”(Chinatopix via AP, File)
BEIJING (AP) — 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.
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.
