Chinese man gets death sentence in milk scandal
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A Chinese court has handed down a death penalty to a man convicted of endangering public safety in the first sentencing connected with a contaminated milk scandal that shocked the country.
The Intermediate People's Court in Shijiazhuang gave the death sentence to Zhang Yujun. He was convicted of running a workshop that was allegedly China's largest source of melamine, the substance responsible for the health crisis.
A court spokesman said a second man, Zhang Yanzhang, was given a life sentence, also for endangering public safety.
The court is expected to hand down a sentence later Thursday for Tian Wenhua, the general manager of the dairy company at the heart of the scandal.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
SHIJIAZHUANG, China (AP) — A Chinese court has handed down a death penalty to a man convicted of endangering public safety in the first sentencing connected with a contaminated milk scandal that shocked the country.
The Intermediate People's Court in Shijiazhuang gave the death sentence to Zhang Yujun. He was convicted of running a workshop that was allegedly China's largest source of melamine, the substance responsible for the health crisis.
A court spokesman said a second man, Zhang Yanzhang, was given a life sentence, also for endangering public safety.
The court is expected to hand down a sentence later Thursday for Tian Wenhua, the general manager of the dairy company at the heart of the scandal.
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