Beijing, April 13: A Chinese couple, who allegedly sold poisoned milk causing deaths of three babies in
Northwestern Gansu province did so because they were angry with the dairy farm who produced it.
Investigations into the tragedy show that nitrite, an industrial salt that can be poisonous, was intentionally added to milk produced at Ma Wenxuan’s dairy farm in Mafang village, Pingliang city, Gansu province.
Police said Wu and his wife Ma are suspected of having added the chemical to the milk because they were upset with Ma Wenxuan over unresolved business disputes, official China Daily reported.
While Wu allegedly bought nitrite sometime around April 1 and on April 5, Wu’s wife is believed to have added some of the chemical to Ma’s milk, it.
On that occasion, people who drank the poisoned milk displayed only mild symptoms of poisoning.
-Agencies