At 10 a.m. on 22 March, the Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People's Court (hereinafter referred to as the Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People's Court) publicly pronounced a verdict in accordance with the law in the case of defendant Xu Yao for intentional homicide and disseminating dangerous substances, and sentenced defendant Xu Yao to death and deprived him of political rights for life for the crime of intentional homicide, and sentenced defendant Xu Yao to six years in prison for the crime of disseminating dangerous substances, and decided to carry out the death sentence and deprive him of political rights for life.
After trial, the Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People's Court ascertained that the defendant Xu Yao had a conflict with the victim Lin due to the company's operation and management, and premeditated to poison the victim Lin's edible articles between December 14 and 15, 2020, causing Lin to be poisoned and died. Xu Yao also had conflicts with the victims Zhao X A and Zhao X B for work reasons, and from September to December 2020, he premeditated poisoning drinks and other items in the office of the two people, causing poisoning of Zhao X A and Zhao X B. At about 18:40 on December 18, 2020, Xu Yao was arrested by the public security organs.
The Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People's Court held that the defendant Xu Yao intentionally killed people, causing the death of one person, and that his conduct constituted the crime of intentional homicide, and that the act of disseminating poisonous substances to endanger public safety and causing the poisoning of four people constituted the crime of disseminating dangerous substances, and that he should be punished concurrently for several crimes in accordance with law. Defendant Xu Yao intentionally killed people by poisoning and endangering public safety, and his motives for committing the crime were extremely despicable, the criminal methods were extremely heinous, the harmful consequences were particularly serious, and the subjective malice was extremely great, and he should be severely punished in accordance with law. The court accordingly rendered the above decision.
The public prosecutor, the defendant and his defender, and the victim's agent ad litem appeared in court to participate in the announcement of the verdict. More than 50 people, including the defendant's family, the victim and his family, deputies to the National People's Congress, members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and people from all walks of life, participated in the hearing.
Previously reported
On December 23, 2020, a social platform broke the news that Youzu Network (002174. SZ) chairman and general manager Lynch was hospitalized for poisoning due to company infighting, and the news quickly sparked heated discussions on the Internet as soon as the news came out.
Subsequently, Youzu Network issued an after-hours announcement saying that it recently received a notice from the family of Mr. Lynch, chairman and general manager, that Mr. Lynch was admitted to the hospital due to physical discomfort a few days ago, and his physical condition is stable and continues to improve after treatment. The above matters have not affected the normal operation of the company. The company's management is diligent and conscientious and performs its duties normally to ensure the continuous and stable operation of the company, and the company's business operation and management are all normal.
According to the previous Shanghai police report: "At about 17 o'clock on December 17, 2020, the police received a report that a hospital found that the patient Lin (male, 39 years old) was suspected of poisoning during diagnosis and treatment. After receiving the report, the police immediately launched an investigation. After on-site investigation and investigation, it was found that Lin's colleague Xu (male, 39 years old) was suspected of committing a major crime. At present, Xu has been criminally detained by the police in accordance with the law, and the relevant investigation work is being further carried out. According to media reports, the patient Lin was Lin Qi, the founder and chairman of Youzu Network at the time, and his colleague Xu's full name was Xu Yao, who was 40 years old at the time, and was the CEO of Youzu Pictures and Three-Body Universe Company.
On the evening of December 25, 2020, Youzu Network issued an announcement stating that the company received a notice from the family of Lynch, the chairman and general manager, actual controller and controlling shareholder of the company on December 25, 2020, that Lynch passed away on December 25, 2020 due to ineffective treatment.
Source: Shanghai No. 1 Middle Court