A man has been sentenced to death for killing and robbing a Taiwanese woman last May.
The verdict was announced by Shanghai's No 1 Intermediate People's Court yesterday. Passed last month, it is pending approval from the State Supreme Court.
Mao Chuanhao, 22, from Anhui province, followed Chen Yijun, a 30-year-old woman with a garment business in Shanghai, on the night of May 10 as she was heading home. Chen was walking along Anlong Road in the downtown's Changning district when Mao attacked her.
He tried to snatch Chen's purse but she fought back. Mao then stabbed Chen on the neck and chest with a switchblade and fled with the purse, leaving Chen in a pool of blood. Chen was already dead when she was found at 12:20 am.
Clues found at the crime scene led to Mao but he was on the run. He was arrested on June 5 in Beijing. According to a Beijing newspaper, a public bathing house called in police when Mao refused to pay his bills. At the police station, he was found to be in the wanted list. He was brought back to Shanghai soon after and confessed to homicide.
Source: China Daily
|
Comment
Tell A Friend
Print Format
Save Article