China Scene: North

Man poses as nurse to poison lover's husband

A man dressed up as a nurse and killed his mistress's husband in a hospital by injecting poison into his infusion bottle so that the adulterous couple could marry in Kazou county of Chaoyang, Liaoning province.

Ge Shunbo and his ex-girlfriend broke up because of parental disapproval in 2004. They resumed their relationship in 2007 after she married another man. The woman became pregnant with Ge's baby in August.