Hands Off Cain
NEWS ARCHIVE·DEATH PENALTY·NOVEMBER 27, 2006
China

CHINA. DEATH SENTENCE FOR MAN CONVICTED OF STABBING 12 TO DEATH

Shi Yuejun, 35, was sentenced to death for stabbing 12 people to death and injured five in a six-day spree in Tonghua in northeast China's Jilin Province.

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Shi Yuejun, 35, was sentenced to death for stabbing 12 people to death and injured five in a six-day spree in Tonghua in northeast China's Jilin Province.
The Intermediate People's Court of Tonghua also ordered Shi to pay more than 830,000 yuan (US$ 103,750) in compensation to the victims' families.
Shi killed most of his victims because of long-running disputes, prosecutors said.
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  • (Sources: Shanghai Daily, 27/11/2006)