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Driver who killed 35 in China car ramming sentenced to death 

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  • Driver who killed 35 in China car ramming sentenced to death 
  • December 27, 2024
  • Article Body Text Beijing — <p>A man who killed 35 people in a car attack in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai last month was sentenced to death on Friday, state media reported.  </p> <p>On November 11, 62-year-old Fan Weiqiu deliberately drove through people exercising outside a sports complex in his small SUV, the worst attack in China since 2014.  </p> <p>He was detained at the scene with self-inflicted knife injuries and fell into a coma, police said at the time. </p> <p>His case was publicly tried on Friday, state broadcaster CCTV reported, with the verdict reached on the same day. </p> <p><a href="https://www.voanews.com/a/students-hurt-in-china-primary-school-crash-as-nerves-fray-over-recent-attacks-/7868996.html"><figure><img src="https://gdb.voanews.com/22cb9d47-ffe5-4b4c-b75a-1bf22c0b4803_w1600_r0_n_s.jpg" /></figure></a><a href="https://www.voanews.com/a/students-hurt-in-china-primary-school-crash-as-nerves-fray-over-recent-attacks-/7868996.html">Students hurt in China primary school crash as nerves fray over recent attacks&#160;</a></p> <p>The court said the defendant's motives &quot;were extremely vile, the nature of the crime extremely egregious, the methods particularly cruel, and the consequences particularly severe, posing significant harm to society,&quot; state media said. </p> <p>In front of some of the victims' families, officials and members of the public, Fan pleaded guilty, it added. </p> <p>The court found Fan had &quot;decided to vent his anger&quot; over &quot;a broken marriage, personal frustrations, and dissatisfaction with the division of property after divorce,&quot; the report said. </p> <p>China has this year seen a string of mass casualty incidents — from stabbings to car attacks — challenging its reputation for good public security. </p> <p>Some analysts have linked the incidents to growing anger and desperation at the country's slowing economy and a sense that society is becoming more stratified. </p>
  • Content Type Text
  • Language English
  • NewsML Media Topics Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
  • Subtitles / Dubbing Available No
  • Network VOA
  • Embargo Date December 27, 2024 08:28 EST
  • Byline Agence France-Presse
  • Brand / Language Service Voice of America - English
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