The story appears on

Page A3

November 14, 2010

GET this page in PDF

Free for subscribers

View shopping cart

Related News

Home » Nation

Top court okays death penalty for 4 suspects

CHINA'S Supreme People's Court has examined and approved the death penalty for four men, the court said in a statement on Friday.

On November 7, 2008, Zhu Guowei killed two neighbors and robbed more than 1,000 yuan (US$150) in cash and about 13,100 yuan worth of properties from their house, including a necklace, a bracelet, and a cell phone.

Zhu was sentenced to death by the Intermediate People's Court of Anyang City in central China's Henan Province and the higher court in Henan upheld the death penalty.

The Supreme People's Court also approved the death penalty for Sun Yujun and Yin Jianli. They plundered more than 100,000 yuan in cash in 71 robberies across the provinces of Henan and Anhui from April to August 2007. They also raped three women, including a minor.

They were sentenced to death by the Intermediate People's Court of Shangqiu City in Henan and the higher court in the province upheld the death penalty.

In another case, Wang Yihai was involved in 23 rape cases in more than 20 villages in the counties of Linquan and Funan from the autumn of 2005 to March 2008. Among the victims, four were minors. Wang also robbed 2,200 yuan in cash and properties from four households.

Wang was sentenced to death by the Intermediate People's Court of Fuyang City in Anhui Province and the higher court in Anhui upheld the death penalty.




 

Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.

沪公网安备 31010602000204号

Email this to your friend