Shijiazhuang, Jan 22 - The chairwoman of Sanlu Group, the dairy at the centre of China's melamine-tainted milk scandal, was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for producing and selling fake or substandard products.
Tian Wenhua, Sanlu's former board chairwoman and general manager, was sentenced at the Intermediate People's Court in Shijiazhuang, capital of northern Hebei Province.
Two other defendants in the trial were given death sentences. Three other former Sanlu executives were given jail terms of between five years and 15 years, Xinhua news agency said.
At least six babies died from kidney stones after drinking melamine-contaminated formula in China and nearly 300,000 fell ill. Several companies were implicated in the scandal.