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Death penalty for poisoning founder

Xu Yao, the former CEO of Three-Body Universe (Shanghai) Cultural Development, was sentenced to death by the Shanghai First Intermediate People's Court on Friday for the murder of the company's founder, Lin Qi. The court's review of evidence revealed that between Dec 14 and 15, 2020, Xu deliberately poisoned Lin by lacing edible items consumed by Lin with toxins, leading to Lin's death on Dec 25. The court also found that between September and December 2020, Xu premeditated poisoning two other colleagues amid workplace disputes by contaminating their office beverages. Two more colleagues were also poisoned from drinking the office beverages.

Cause of forest fire in Sichuan determined

Authorities have determined that a forest fire that started in the Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture in Sichuan province last Friday was caused by the use of a fire at a construction site. The prefecture's emergency management bureau did not specify which construction site. The forest fire broke out in Yajiang at around 5 pm near Baizi village and spread to a larger area, driven by a sudden increase in wind that began on Saturday. The fire consisted of three main sections, with the first being extinguished on Monday. As of 6 am on Friday, the third section had no open flames and only sporadic smoke. The second section had intermittent fires and two large fires, according to the Garze prefecture forest and grassland prevention and control command. The fire has so far claimed no lives.

China Daily