Sprite mercury poisoning incident playback

Timeline of the "mercury poisoning" incident

■November 7, 2009, in Xidan Joy City Douluo Square, Marseille did not arrive at the restaurant, Liu Xiaojing will be ordered for Marseille Sprite open poured into the pre-prepared mercury beads. The unknowing Marseille drank the Sprite and was sent to the hospital for treatment.

■November 16, 2009, Beijing Coca-Cola Beverages Co. said it would pay for Marseille's medical expenses.

■ On the afternoon of February 1, 2010, Coca-Cola issued a statement to the public saying that mercury poisoning could never come from the production process.

■February 4, 2010, commissioned by the Xicheng police, the China Packaging Research and Testing Center of the Sprite cans in question for testing.

■ On the morning of March 10, 2010, Marseille was taken to the Xicheng Public Security Bureau's criminal investigation team and subsequently detained.

■ March 15, 2010, Xicheng police released the conclusion of the investigation, Marseille drinking cans of Sprite drink was found mixed with mercury, the police initially identified as 28-year-old female youth Liu Xiaojing.

■In April 2010, Marseille was arrested by the Xicheng Procuratorate on suspicion of damaging commercial reputation and goodwill, and his lover Liu Xiaojing and security guard Gao Xing were arrested on suspicion of intentional homicide.

■ December 13, 2010, 14, the Xicheng Court were hearing the case of Marseille, Liu Xiaojing, Gao Xing original case.

In-depth investigation

Father did not understand why his son lied

Marseille, although only 21 years old, but went through three murders, and then turned into a criminal defendant, why he went from one misfortune to another, what kind of person is Marseille? What kind of person is Marseille? What kind of family does he live in? With these questions, the reporter interviewed Marseille's father, colleagues and defense lawyers.

Lawyer

He was a very stupid and naive child

On December 3, this year, commissioned by Marseille's family, lawyer Yi Shenghua acted as Marseille's defense lawyer. Last week, lawyer Yi went to the detention center to meet with Marseille. "He is a very simple and innocent little boy!" Lawyer Yi told reporters that although it was the first time they met, after a few minutes, the atmosphere in which Marseille and he talked was relaxed and lively.

"Through an hour's communication, I think he is a very silly and naive boy!" Lawyer Yi said Marseille was poisoned three times actually did not dare to think that Liu Xiaojing wanted to kill himself. "Marseille said that the first time he was poisoned, he did not have any awareness; the second time he was poisoned, he perceived a foreign substance, but simply thought that the food was contaminated and did not take it seriously; the third time he was poisoned, he still simply thought that it was the quality of the Sprite." Upon realizing that it was Liu Xiaojing who had poisoned the food, Marseille said he was first shocked and disappointed, followed by sadness and pain, and had very mixed feelings. "I didn't even dare to think that Liu Xiaojing would harm herself; if I had thought so, I would have felt too psychologically dark!" Ma Sai said this to Lawyer Yi, who was convinced of Liu Xiaojing.

For the claim to Coca-Cola, Mr. Yi said, from the incident to the case, Ma Sai has never claimed to Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola advanced 20,000 yuan of medical expenses, but also Coca-Cola took the initiative to take over, so the whole incident does not exist to claim for compensation.

For Coca-Cola to blame for the matter, easy lawyers said, Marseille poisoning, according to general logic, the first reaction must be that the product has quality problems, and then produce to Coca-Cola rights ideas. In the meantime, Marseille did say to the police: "I opened the Sprite with my own hands", but he said this when he was in a period of illness, the brain is ambiguous, so it is understandable that during the period of illness inaccurate expression.

For Marseille charged with damaging commercial reputation and goodwill, lawyer Yi said that he is not too convenient to expose his defense point of view because of the lack of trial, but there are two points may be clear, the first, Marseille in the whole incident has only accepted two media interviews, and the two reports are only a statement of the incident before and after the incident, and did not involve the key details of who hit the Sprite; the second, Marseille did not know that it was until the police told him that Secondly, it was not until the police told him that Marseille knew it was Liu Xiaojing who threw mercury in the Sprite, and before that, he had always thought it was a quality problem with the Sprite, and he did not intentionally hide the fact, nor did he ever make the so-called "offensive and defensive alliance" with Liu Xiaojing to shift the blame to Coca-Cola.

Father

After the accident, only to know his son's "underground love"

Marseille lives in an old residential building near Fangzhuang, the home looks a little shabby and small, the living room, the most conspicuous "home appliances" is a style has long been out of date, the appearance has been damaged computer. The most conspicuous "home appliance" in the living room is a computer whose style has long been outdated and its appearance has been damaged. Marseille's parents divorced when he was a child, and he was sentenced to his mother. Both parents are currently unemployed, and his father occasionally works as a "temp" to earn some money.

Marseille's father, Mr. Ma, said that at the end of 2005, Marseille successfully enlisted in the army and became a communications soldier in Inner Mongolia. In the two years of service, Marseille has twice been praised by the army, and also joined the party. 2007 end of the year, the 19-year-old Marseille retired from the army. Marseille was later assigned to work at a sanitation center.

Marseille worked at the sanitation center for most of the year, and began contact with a female colleague, Liu Xiaojing, who was seven years older than he was. On the Marseille relationship, Mr. Ma said, until his son's accident, he did not know his son's this "underground love".

Last September 8, that is, his son was hospitalized the next day, he learned that his son was poisoned and admitted to the hospital, "At that time, I was in the south to do business, I heard that very anxious, I am most worried about the child will not leave sequelae." Subsequently, one of Marseille's elders called the newspaper hotline, the media began to pay attention to the "Sprite mercury poisoning" incident.

"Who would have thought it was man-made poisoning? No one in the family could have guessed." Mr. Ma said it was only natural to claim compensation from the restaurant and Coca-Cola in the first place. For Marseille later with the police insisted that "I opened the Sprite myself," Mr. Ma said, his son never lied, but do not understand why Marseille this time to say so.

Mr. Ma said with red circles under his eyes, Marseille was arrested by the police, the blow to him was very big, he felt that he had become autistic for the past six months, always good face, he did not want to go downstairs, as long as the memory of Marseille when eating can no longer swallow.

Colleagues

feeling that he is too shallow

Marseille's colleague Ms. Liu told reporters, Marseille this child is quite polite, every time I see her will take the initiative to call "auntie". Ms. Liu also said that Marseille gives people a feeling of sincerity and simplicity. She has reminded Marseille, if you are afraid of being seen by acquaintances, wear a hat, sunglasses, masks, but Marseille does not care, said sweeping the road is not a disgrace, so rarely wear masks.

"One after another set 'Hongmen Banquet', mercury one after another in the food, he actually did not suspect that the woman, the child is too stupid too simple." Ms. Liu said, the child is still too shallow in the world, not much experience.

Mrs. Liu said, Marseille before the incident, she never heard in the unit Liu Xiaojing and Marseille have an "extramarital affair" until the "Sprite mercury poisoning" case, Liu Xiaojing was arrested by the police.

November 3, 2009, Liu Xiaojing in Xidan, a pharmacy to buy 10 thermometers, and about Masai in Xidan, a restaurant to eat hot pot. After they met, Liu Xiaojing put the mercury beads in a plastic bag and secretly put them into Marseille's hot pot snacks. After eating a few bites, Marseille stopped eating the ingredients because she felt the flavor was abnormal.

A few days later, Liu Xiaojing again bought 10 thermometers and took the opportunity to put the mercury beads into the boxed lunch she gave Masai. When Marseille was eating, he discovered the mercury beads in the rice on the spot. At this time, Liu Xiaojing pretended not to know, accompanied Marseille to the hospital for examination, the two together to the restaurant to claim compensation.

November 7, the matter has never been aware of the Marseille, took the initiative to ask the lover Liu Xiaojing and her cousin in Xidan Joy City Douluo Square dining. At this time, Liu Xiaojing bought 10 thermometers for the third time, together with her cousin arrived at the restaurant in advance, and ordered Marseille usually love to drink Sprite. Liu Xiaojing then took advantage of her cousin's visit to the restroom to open Marseille's Sprite in advance and poured in pre-prepared mercury beads.

Minutes later, Marseille, who had rushed to his appointment, suddenly spat out a large amount of mercury beads while drinking a canned Sprite drink through a straw, and was later taken to a hospital by the restaurant's owner for treatment and diagnosed with acute mercury poisoning. Subsequently, Sprite's supplier - Yixing Huayuan Trade Center sales representative Ling just received someone drinking Sprite mercury poisoning, quickly reported to the Beijing police, which led to a sensational Sprite mercury poisoning door event.

The reporter also learned in the interview, the mercury poisoning door after the incident, Liu Xiaojing see Marseille's condition gradually improved, and made a girlfriend, it is very angry. When she returned home, she told her husband about her relationship with Marseille in a vague way. After learning about this, her husband found a number of punks, ready to "educate" Marseille. At this time, Liu Xiaojing found Gao Xingyuan again, and asked him to use sulfuric acid to disfigure Marseille while her husband was beating him. However, after beating and kicking Marseille, the "punks" quickly fled the hospital, leaving Gao Xingyuan with no time to do anything, and the disfigurement plan was ruined.

The truth about Sprite's mercury poisoning is revealed

The Xicheng police, who were alerted by the restaurant, quickly launched an investigation into Marseille's mercury poisoning. It is understood that after the incident, Marseille in the hospital to accept the examination, overheard a friend and restaurant manager mentioned compensation, so in the police questioning, Marseille bitched Sprite drink for their own open.

In order to prevent things from falling apart, Marseille also asked Liu Xiaojing to unify the tone, and through family members to disclose to the media, in the Coca-Cola company produced Sprite drink out of mercury. In order to cover up the fact that he poisoned, Liu Xiaojing and Marseille hit it off, the two entered into an "offensive and defensive alliance".

After that, Marseille's family contacted the media to report on the incident, and "Sprite mercury poisoning" exploded in the media, making it difficult for Coca-Cola and its suppliers to defend themselves.

Soon, the police through the Sprite can manufacturer, Coca-Cola production line and other related links to investigate, while in Tianjin, China Packaging Research and Testing Center for Marseille drinking Sprite cans for testing, confirming that Sprite cans packaging does not have any needle eyes and other damages from external forces.

Finally, the police determined that the mercury in the cans was put there by human beings, and once again shifted the direction of the case to the victim, Marseille, and her lover, Liu Xiaojing, who was questioned by the police again in early March.

It is understood that the police in Liu Xiaojing's home survey, found on the windowsill thermometer was cracked traces.

■Reporter interview

Coca-Cola state that there is no claim to consider

Yesterday, Coca-Cola relevant person in charge of Mr. Chen said that the incident occurred a few months after the incident, the company has always been fully cooperating with the judiciary to investigate, and the parties involved in the humanitarian help. After the truth of the incident became public, the company is not currently asking for compensation for consideration.

■Case interpretation

Victim Marseille why also be arrested

According to the undertaking of the case of the prosecutor, when Marseille claimed that the Sprite is their own open, is bound to cause a certain impact in the public, and this fact is Marseille's own fabrication. According to the relevant legal provisions, fabrication and dissemination of false facts, damage to business reputation and reputation of goods, causing significant losses to others, constitute that crime.

>>Dialogue extortion suspects

Marseille: can not believe that the woman poisoned

Prosecutors: why then say that they opened?

Marseille: I said I opened it myself, it rules out the human factor.

Prosecutor: at that time there was no suspicion that Liu Xiaojing poisoning?

Marseille: I thought about it, but I could never believe it was true.

Liu Xiaojing: her husband is very good to me

Prosecutor: why did you take the initiative to show love to Marseille?

Liu Xiaojing: At that time, her husband was busy with his promotion, and her life alone was very empty.

Prosecutor: your husband is not good to you?

Liu Xiaojing: I will not separate from my husband even though I am with Marseille. He is very good to me and I am sorry for him.

Prosecutor: who do you miss most now?