Former executive given death sentence in poisoning of founder of high-flying Chinese gaming company
A former executive at Yoozoo Games has been sentenced to death in the poisoning of the founder of the high-profile Chinese gaming company
By AP News
Published - Mar 22, 2024, 04:51 AM ET
Last Updated - Mar 22, 2024, 04:51 AM EDT
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.
Lin, who was 39, died about 10 days later. Police detained Xu a few days after Lin's death.
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.
