Killer's relatives, friends ask court to show mercy
By Li Qian |
December 1, 2012, Saturday
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A COURT in southern Guangdong Province was asked to give a light sentence to a university student who killed his father because he could no longer stand being abused, Nanfang Daily reported yesterday.
The 23-year-old identified as A Qiang hacked his father with a butcher's knife more than 20 times on May 6 after the man cursed him and attempted to slash him during a quarrel, the court said.
A Qiang surrendered to police after the attack.
Relatives, friends and his school signed a petition on A Qiang's behalf, asking for a lenient sentence. The court didn't announce a decision.
"I just wanted to injure my father to make him stop," A Qiang told Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court on Thursday. "He said he would slash me and threatened me. He was crazy. I had to do something."
He also told the court he did not regret it.
"My father didn't care about the family at all. He always vented his anger on us. When he needed money he borrowed from loan sharks, but he always asked us to pay off his debts," A Qiang added.
His mother and two sisters cried during the hearing.
"Our family is sick," A Qiang's younger brother said during the court hearing.
The 23-year-old identified as A Qiang hacked his father with a butcher's knife more than 20 times on May 6 after the man cursed him and attempted to slash him during a quarrel, the court said.
A Qiang surrendered to police after the attack.
Relatives, friends and his school signed a petition on A Qiang's behalf, asking for a lenient sentence. The court didn't announce a decision.
"I just wanted to injure my father to make him stop," A Qiang told Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court on Thursday. "He said he would slash me and threatened me. He was crazy. I had to do something."
He also told the court he did not regret it.
"My father didn't care about the family at all. He always vented his anger on us. When he needed money he borrowed from loan sharks, but he always asked us to pay off his debts," A Qiang added.
His mother and two sisters cried during the hearing.
"Our family is sick," A Qiang's younger brother said during the court hearing.
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