Clayton dad gets 100 years for poisoning kids

A Clayton County father convicted of poisoning his two children was sentenced to 100 years in prison.

William Cunningham was sentenced Thursday after a jury found him guilty on seven counts of aggravated assault.

Prosecutors said Cunningham laced his children’s soup with prescription drugs and lighter fluid in a scheme to extort money from Campbell’s Soup Co. in 2006.

The children, ages 18-months and 3-years, became ill, but survived.

A family member said the youngsters may suffer lifelong respiratory problems after they were forced to swallow the lighter fluid.