China Readies Verdict After Gu Doesn’t Dispute Murder

China prepared to deliver a verdict in the case of Gu Kailai, the wife of ousted Chinese Politburo member Bo Xilai, after she failed to contest charges she poisoned a British businessman in his hotel room.

The verdict in the case of Gu, who is accused along with an orderly from her home of murdering Neil Heywood, will be announced at a later date, after the trial was adjourned yesterday, Tang Yigan, vice president of the Hefei Intermediate People’s Court, told reporters in the eastern Chinese city where the case is being heard. In a related case, four police officers during a trial today admitted to involvement in covering up Gu’s actions, Tang said.