Singer's son held after road rage incident
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September 9, 2011, Friday
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BEIJING police have detained the son of famous Chinese military singer Li Shuangjiang in connection with the assault of a couple and damage to their car in a road rage incident.
Police said a 15-year-old student surnamed Li and an 18-year-old surnamed Su were under detention after they quarreled with the couple and injured them on Tuesday. Their full names were not given, but police confirmed that Li was the son of the singer.
Media reports had earlier identified him as Li Tianyi, who was driving a souped-up BMW without a number plate or a driver's license at the time of the incident.
At 9pm on Tuesday, a woman driver, surnamed Yang, slowed to turn into a residential complex in the capital's Haidian District. Two cars, the BMW and an Audi driven by Su, screeched to a halt behind her, according to reports in Beijing media.
Li and Su got out and began to quarrel with the woman's husband, surnamed Peng, and later began to beat the couple, the reports said.
Peng had to have 11 stitches in a head wound and he sustained injuries to his nose and right eye. Yang's forehead was injured during the scuffle.
"They shouted 'who dare to call the police,' so arrogantly," a witnesses was quoted as saying. The witness said despite the couple's child screaming in the car, the students continued to beat the couple for nearly three minutes.
Witnesses told reporters that the two tried to flee from the scene but were surrounded by local residents.
Beijing police said a machine gun found in Li's BMW was a toy gun.
Su had claimed he was a relative of the police chief in Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, but later admitted he lied and that his car plate, which featured a number used by government officials, was fake, police said.
The accident sparked outrage online with its echoes of a case last October when 23-year-old Li Qiming shouted: "Go ahead, sue me. My father is Li Gang" after knocking down a woman with his car.
His father, Li Gang, was deputy chief of a district police bureau of Baoding City in the northern province of Hebei.
"Some children of government officials and celebrities just think they are superior to others and we've heard an increasing number of such cases," Stephen Liu wrote on weibo.com. "All of us need to do something to change such a bad logic."
Yesterday, Li Shuangjiang, whose military rank is major general, bowed down in tears as he apologized to the couple in hospital. "I didn't give him a good upbringing. I feel so sorry. I'd rather you hit me," the father told them.
The couple said they had hired lawyers and would launch legal proceedings against their attackers.
Li Tianyi's parents, who gave their son the car knowing he didn't have a license, may also face punishment, Zhou Lei, a lawyer from Grandall Legal Group, said.
Police said a 15-year-old student surnamed Li and an 18-year-old surnamed Su were under detention after they quarreled with the couple and injured them on Tuesday. Their full names were not given, but police confirmed that Li was the son of the singer.
Media reports had earlier identified him as Li Tianyi, who was driving a souped-up BMW without a number plate or a driver's license at the time of the incident.
At 9pm on Tuesday, a woman driver, surnamed Yang, slowed to turn into a residential complex in the capital's Haidian District. Two cars, the BMW and an Audi driven by Su, screeched to a halt behind her, according to reports in Beijing media.
Li and Su got out and began to quarrel with the woman's husband, surnamed Peng, and later began to beat the couple, the reports said.
Peng had to have 11 stitches in a head wound and he sustained injuries to his nose and right eye. Yang's forehead was injured during the scuffle.
"They shouted 'who dare to call the police,' so arrogantly," a witnesses was quoted as saying. The witness said despite the couple's child screaming in the car, the students continued to beat the couple for nearly three minutes.
Witnesses told reporters that the two tried to flee from the scene but were surrounded by local residents.
Beijing police said a machine gun found in Li's BMW was a toy gun.
Su had claimed he was a relative of the police chief in Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, but later admitted he lied and that his car plate, which featured a number used by government officials, was fake, police said.
The accident sparked outrage online with its echoes of a case last October when 23-year-old Li Qiming shouted: "Go ahead, sue me. My father is Li Gang" after knocking down a woman with his car.
His father, Li Gang, was deputy chief of a district police bureau of Baoding City in the northern province of Hebei.
"Some children of government officials and celebrities just think they are superior to others and we've heard an increasing number of such cases," Stephen Liu wrote on weibo.com. "All of us need to do something to change such a bad logic."
Yesterday, Li Shuangjiang, whose military rank is major general, bowed down in tears as he apologized to the couple in hospital. "I didn't give him a good upbringing. I feel so sorry. I'd rather you hit me," the father told them.
The couple said they had hired lawyers and would launch legal proceedings against their attackers.
Li Tianyi's parents, who gave their son the car knowing he didn't have a license, may also face punishment, Zhou Lei, a lawyer from Grandall Legal Group, said.
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