Kindergarten boss gets life for having lead paint mixed into children's food to make it look appealing

VNExpress - Oct 19, 2026

A court in northwestern China has sentenced a kindergarten operator to life in prison after her staff mixed paint containing lead into children's food to make it look more appealing, poisoning more than 200 pupils.

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