Overview

• Yu Huaying, 61, was convicted of abducting and selling 17 children from 1993 to 2003, primarily in China's southern provinces.
• The retrial was prompted by new evidence, increasing the number of trafficked children from the initial count of 11.
• The Guiyang Intermediate People's Court sentenced Yu to death, stripped her of political rights for life, and ordered her property confiscated.
• Yu's trafficking network caused severe emotional and familial damage to 12 families, with some parents suffering lifelong trauma.
• Human trafficking remains a significant issue in China, drawing public outrage and highlighting the darker impacts of past policies.