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3 Sentenced to Death in China Milk Scandal

Chairwoman of tainted milk firm gets life

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(Newser) – A Chinese court has sentenced three men to die for adulterating milk for profit and poisoning thousands, CNN reports. The former chairwoman of the milk company at the heart of the scandal that killed six infants and sickened 300,000 has been sentenced to life in prison. Other defendants, including middlemen who sold toxic melamine to milking stations seeking to fake higher protein levels, have been sentenced to terms ranging from five years to life.

A business administration officer examines a pile of melamine-tainted Sanlu products, including baby formula, in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province late last year.
A business administration officer examines a pile of melamine-tainted Sanlu products, including baby formula, in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province late last year.   (AP Photo)
Geng Jinping, left, manager of a milk production center and Geng Jinzhu, a driver at the base, have been sentenced to death for adulterating milk with toxic melamine.
Geng Jinping, left, manager of a milk production center and Geng Jinzhu, a driver at the base, have been sentenced to death for adulterating milk with toxic melamine.   (AP Photo/Xinhua, Ding Lixin)
Tian Wenhua, Sanlu Group Co.'s former general manager, stands on trial in north China's Hebei Province last month. Tian has received a life sentence.
Tian Wenhua, Sanlu Group Co.'s former general manager, stands on trial in north China's Hebei Province last month. Tian has received a life sentence.   (AP Photo/Xinhua, Ding Lixin)
Tian Wenhua, Sanlu Group Co.'s former board chairwoman and general manager, is taken by bailiffs in north China's Hebei Provincelast year. Tian has been sentenced to life in prison.
Tian Wenhua, Sanlu Group Co.'s former board chairwoman and general manager, is taken by bailiffs in north China's Hebei Provincelast year. Tian has been sentenced to life in prison.   (AP Photo/Xinhua, Ding Lixin)
Melamine-tainted Sanlu products, including baby formula, are pushed into a pond at a garbage dump in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province last year.
Melamine-tainted Sanlu products, including baby formula, are pushed into a pond at a garbage dump in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province last year.   (AP Photo)
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Jan 22, 09 9:34 AM CST
They got what they deserved. And the women should never be allowed to get out of prison. Reply
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