Culprit in fatal bank blast gets death sentence
By Li Qian |
May 15, 2012, Tuesday
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THE man who set off an explosion that killed two people and injured 15 others in a bank robbery attempt last December was sentenced to death, the Wuhan Intermediate People's Court said yesterday.
Wang Haijian, 25, was convicted of causing the deadly explosion outside a branch of the China Construction Bank in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, on December 1, the court said.
Two of his accomplices, Wang Wei, 30, and Wang An'an, 26, no relation, were sentenced to 10 years and six years, respectively.
Hu Yanmei, Wang Haijian's lawyer, said he would seek a reprieve if Wang and his parents agree. He told Dragon TV that Wang seemed overly excited at their meeting last Monday, which, he said, indicated Wang might be mentally ill.
The trio hatched a plan, but Wang Wei and Wang An'an became afraid and pulled out at the last minute. Wang Haijian hid explosives in front of the bank office and detonated them at 5:30pm, when bank clerks were transferring cash to a delivery truck, according to prosecutors.
In a hearing on April 27, Wang Haijian said he had planned to back out. However, he felt so nervous he said he "accidentally" pressed the remote control button.
He also insisted he was "abetted" by Wang Wei, but the court considered him the main culprit.
Wang Haijian, a Hubei native, learned to make explosives online, according to the court hearing. While experimenting last June, he damaged his left eye, lost two teeth and injured his face.
In his home village, hundreds have signed a petition seeking leniency because they said Wang "was a hard-working student and often helped villagers to repair their home appliances free of charge," according to the petition.
Wang Haijian, 25, was convicted of causing the deadly explosion outside a branch of the China Construction Bank in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, on December 1, the court said.
Two of his accomplices, Wang Wei, 30, and Wang An'an, 26, no relation, were sentenced to 10 years and six years, respectively.
Hu Yanmei, Wang Haijian's lawyer, said he would seek a reprieve if Wang and his parents agree. He told Dragon TV that Wang seemed overly excited at their meeting last Monday, which, he said, indicated Wang might be mentally ill.
The trio hatched a plan, but Wang Wei and Wang An'an became afraid and pulled out at the last minute. Wang Haijian hid explosives in front of the bank office and detonated them at 5:30pm, when bank clerks were transferring cash to a delivery truck, according to prosecutors.
In a hearing on April 27, Wang Haijian said he had planned to back out. However, he felt so nervous he said he "accidentally" pressed the remote control button.
He also insisted he was "abetted" by Wang Wei, but the court considered him the main culprit.
Wang Haijian, a Hubei native, learned to make explosives online, according to the court hearing. While experimenting last June, he damaged his left eye, lost two teeth and injured his face.
In his home village, hundreds have signed a petition seeking leniency because they said Wang "was a hard-working student and often helped villagers to repair their home appliances free of charge," according to the petition.
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