Bomber's death sentence upheld
By Xiao Li |
June 26, 2012, Tuesday
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THE Hubei Provincial Higher People's Court yesterday upheld the death sentence for a convict who set off a homemade bomb in a bank robbery attempt in December, killing two people and injuring 15.
Wang Haijian, 25, was sentenced to death last month on homicide charges. He triggered the deadly explosion outside a China Construction Bank outlet in Wuhan, the provincial capital, on December 1.
Wang appealed the ruling by Wuhan Intermediate People's Court and the case went to the higher people's court on June 13. His lawyer insisted Wang neither robbed the bank nor intended to kill and requested a psychological test for Wang.
But the higher people's court rejected his appeal and upheld the original sentence.
Wang's accomplices, Wang Wei and Wan An'an, sentenced to 10 years and six years respectively, also failed to win a more lenient sentence in their appeals.
Wang Haijian began learning to make explosives in October 2010 and later tested his bombs with Wang Wei and Wang An'an. The three plotted to rob a bank, but the other two pulled out.
The blast killed two passersby, left 15 with minor injuries and caused financial losses of 127,000 yuan (US$20,320).
Wang Haijian's death penalty is still subject to review by the Supreme People's Court.
Wang Haijian, 25, was sentenced to death last month on homicide charges. He triggered the deadly explosion outside a China Construction Bank outlet in Wuhan, the provincial capital, on December 1.
Wang appealed the ruling by Wuhan Intermediate People's Court and the case went to the higher people's court on June 13. His lawyer insisted Wang neither robbed the bank nor intended to kill and requested a psychological test for Wang.
But the higher people's court rejected his appeal and upheld the original sentence.
Wang's accomplices, Wang Wei and Wan An'an, sentenced to 10 years and six years respectively, also failed to win a more lenient sentence in their appeals.
Wang Haijian began learning to make explosives in October 2010 and later tested his bombs with Wang Wei and Wang An'an. The three plotted to rob a bank, but the other two pulled out.
The blast killed two passersby, left 15 with minor injuries and caused financial losses of 127,000 yuan (US$20,320).
Wang Haijian's death penalty is still subject to review by the Supreme People's Court.
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