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Malicious driver who killed seven in E China road rampage arrested

POLICE in east China's Fujian Province have arrested a man suspected of intentionally killing seven pedestrians and injuring 12 others while driving a car, said local procurators.

The procuratorate of Minhou County approved the arrest of the suspect, surnamed Lin, on the charge of endangering public safety through dangerous methods on Sunday, according to a statement issued by the provincial procuratorate on Monday.

At 11:21 a.m. on April 28, Lin allegedly plowed into pedestrians in a rented Lexus sedan, killing six people, including three children, on the spot en route from Changle City to Minhou County, said the statement.

A police investigation found the 37-year-old originally planned the trip to Minhou to retaliate against his wife's parents because he believed the couple was behind his wife's multiple requests for a divorce.

The morning before the rampage, Lin had attended a court trial over the divorce dispute at Changle.

Further investigation by police is under way.




 

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