Court upholds Chinese milk scandal sentences

A Chinese court has upheld the sentences of five people convicted over a milk contamination scandal in that country.



The former head of China\'s largest milk firm lost her appeal against a life sentence for selling hundreds of tonnes of milk laced with a toxic chemical.



Today a court in Hebei Province, rejected the appeal by Tian Wenhua, the former chairwoman of the now-defunct Sanlu Group, at the centre of the dairy contamination.



The 66-year-old was the highest-ranking executive charged over the scandal.



Six babies died and more than 300,000 children were left ill after ingesting melamine, which was added to enhance the milk\'s apparent protein level.



Two people face the death penalty, one a life term and another eight years.