標題: [亞洲] China Cat Meat Murder [打印本頁] 作者: kimmi8k 時間: 2012-1-5 01:42 AM 標題: China Cat Meat Murder
Beware the cat stew, and not just because it's made of cat.5.39.217.76" t1 t2 _0 x. w( ^# r8 m0 i) u4 F
! t2 S: z" |( P3 L; {: ]$ I5.39.217.76 Police in a town in southern China believe a local billionaire businessman may have been murdered over lunch by eating cat meat in a poisoned stew. The AP says the two men had a business spat and one invited the other to share lunch and talk business. Authorities believe the cat-meat stew was laced with toxins, killing billionaire Hunag Guang. His associate was taken into custody.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 L" r9 {7 G. w# ~& y
2 [2 o) Q3 ^7 x( ?: A# v2 S* YPolice say Huang and Long had economic disputes. / M0 ^9 Q- @4 Z( q }+ g6 o公仔箱論壇Huang, deputy director of agriculture in Guangdong's Bajia township, is suspected of poisoning the hotpot with the herb Gelsemium elegans, according to a statement on the microblog of the investigating police. / Z) n6 |! d- B6 k: z 2 x+ M- U* @. \5 W公仔箱論壇Gelsemium elegans is a toxic plant indigenous to southeastern Asia well known among hill tribes as an effective means for committing suicide.4 T& ]4 u$ N F9 f9 u8 c
Eating just a few leaves can cause convulsions and prove fatal.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* r2 v, _8 Q8 f5 K1 n) i
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Yet despite containing poisonous alkaloids, it is also still used in Chinese medicine to treat skin ulcers and increasingly being used in the mainstream. / s' |/ J' y/ {tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb公仔箱論壇+ D, Y5 t% T! H( m, l! ^- [
In the 18th century it was administered as an analgesic and recent pharmacological studies have supported that use. ( ?7 V. I. s# t% o$ x8 jTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。It has also been suggested Gelsemium elegans has anti-inflammatory and anti-tumour effects.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。0 H- d3 N# X: Y2 \5 s
1 z3 j/ B( A# vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe herb is widely distributed in the north and south of China. 6 J; E" l" c1 Q( j T4 w, X: F) V! @4 |% w0 o. @
Cat meat is a Cantonese delicacy, much to the growing dismay of animal rights advocates in China. In recent years, animal lovers have blocked trucks loaded with thousands of cats bound for Guangdon作者: ckd08 時間: 2012-1-5 03:19 AM
Is this really an intentional murder or just a mistreat of the herbs ? May be the billionaire wanted to eat the medical herb instead of treating it as poisonous herbs ?! Will China police be able to find out the truth ? Guilty until proven Innocent or Innocent until proven Guilty ?作者: kimmi8k 時間: 2012-1-5 03:53 AM
Well, this Cat Case have received international attention, China authorities will follow the mystery and truth, in good hands.
