China executes man for poisoning billionaire gaming tycoon
China has executed a man for poisoning a billionaire gaming tycoon. The court said the man poisoned the tycoon after being sidelined despite having helped secure a Netflix deal for '3 Body Problem'.
A court in China has said a man was executed for poisoning a billionaire gaming tycoon. According to the BBC, the court found that the man poisoned the businessman after being sidelined, despite having helped secure a deal with Netflix for the acclaimed science-fiction series '3 Body Problem'.
The case drew wide attention because of both the victim's standing in the industry and the connection to a global production. The ruling again showed that China continues to apply the death penalty in serious crimes.
Human rights groups continue to criticise China's use of capital punishment and the lack of transparency over the number of executions carried out. Officials, for their part, stress that the sentence rests on a court ruling.
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