19 children poisoned by woman in central China

[Vikrant]

CHANGSHA: Nineteen primary school students were hospitalized in central China after drinking yoghurt that was poisoned by a woman.

The 34-year-old woman handed out the yogurt to students as they were leaving their school on Wednesday, local authorities said.

Police in Loudi City of Hunan Province detained the woman.

She confessed to having injected rat poison and herbicide into the yogurt before handing it out to the students. The woman is suspected of suffering from a mental disorder, police told the state-run Xinhua news agency.

The condition of three students was described as serious by doctors.

19 children poisoned by woman in central China - The Times of India

 

[Mr. H.]

I thought this happened a few months ago. Anyhow- pretty sick thing to do.

 

[Vikrant]

I think this one is a fresh incident. My prayers are with victims. Tragic indeed.

 

[Mr. H.]

Claiming such a "mental disorder" in the U.S. would get her treatment and a monthly government check for the rest of her life.

In China, I don't think she'll be so fortunate.