Murder victim's family seeks compensation
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February 10, 2012, Friday
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THE family of a murder victim in northwestern China has demanded compensation from the murderer's family months after rejecting an offer from the killer's father, triggering a physical confrontation.
The family of Zhang Miao, a woman who was stabbed to death by Yao Jiaxin to cover up a hit-and-run accident in Shaanxi Province, went to Yao's family on Wednesday to seek 200,000 yuan (US$31,800) in compensation.
After their demand was rejected, Zhang's husband, Wang Hui, physically confronted Ma Yanming, an agent acting on behalf of Yao's family. Although the two were not injured, they were later taken to a local police station for questioning.
Yao, a student at the Xi'an Conservatory of Music, was convicted of murdering Zhang in October 2010 to prevent her from reporting an earlier incident in which Yao hit her with his car. Yao was sentenced to death and executed in June 2011 at the age of 21.
Before Yao's execution, Zhang's family rejected and returned a compensatory payment offered by Yao's father, Yao Qingwei.
However, Zhang Xian, an agent acting on behalf of Zhang's family, published a statement written by the family on his microblog on Tuesday, declaring that they would now accept the compensation after all.
According to the statement, the family returned the compensation eight months ago, when Yao's family offered the money in order to secure a lenient sentence for him. But since the family can no longer afford medical expenses for the victim's mother, they have decided to accept the payment, according to Zhang Pingxuan, the victim's father.
Zhang said that Yao Qingwei previously wrote on his own microblog that although the compensation had been returned, it would remain available to Zhang's family whenever it might be needed.
"Now is the time that we need it," Zhang Pingxuan said.
The statement was also sent to Yao's family and posted on a bulletin board in Yao's residential community.
Irritated by the statement, Yao Qingwei said he will not give the compensation money to Zhang's family, as he is not legally bound to do so.
"Since Zhang Xuanping returned the 200,000 yuan, I have no obligation to give it to him any more," Yao said.
Lan He, Yao Qingwei's attorney, said the money was offered out of sympathy, adding that there is no legal contract in place that requires Yao Qingwei to give up the money.
The family of Zhang Miao, a woman who was stabbed to death by Yao Jiaxin to cover up a hit-and-run accident in Shaanxi Province, went to Yao's family on Wednesday to seek 200,000 yuan (US$31,800) in compensation.
After their demand was rejected, Zhang's husband, Wang Hui, physically confronted Ma Yanming, an agent acting on behalf of Yao's family. Although the two were not injured, they were later taken to a local police station for questioning.
Yao, a student at the Xi'an Conservatory of Music, was convicted of murdering Zhang in October 2010 to prevent her from reporting an earlier incident in which Yao hit her with his car. Yao was sentenced to death and executed in June 2011 at the age of 21.
Before Yao's execution, Zhang's family rejected and returned a compensatory payment offered by Yao's father, Yao Qingwei.
However, Zhang Xian, an agent acting on behalf of Zhang's family, published a statement written by the family on his microblog on Tuesday, declaring that they would now accept the compensation after all.
According to the statement, the family returned the compensation eight months ago, when Yao's family offered the money in order to secure a lenient sentence for him. But since the family can no longer afford medical expenses for the victim's mother, they have decided to accept the payment, according to Zhang Pingxuan, the victim's father.
Zhang said that Yao Qingwei previously wrote on his own microblog that although the compensation had been returned, it would remain available to Zhang's family whenever it might be needed.
"Now is the time that we need it," Zhang Pingxuan said.
The statement was also sent to Yao's family and posted on a bulletin board in Yao's residential community.
Irritated by the statement, Yao Qingwei said he will not give the compensation money to Zhang's family, as he is not legally bound to do so.
"Since Zhang Xuanping returned the 200,000 yuan, I have no obligation to give it to him any more," Yao said.
Lan He, Yao Qingwei's attorney, said the money was offered out of sympathy, adding that there is no legal contract in place that requires Yao Qingwei to give up the money.
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