CHINA. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR FORCIBLY TATTOOING WOMEN

a man in northeast China was sentenced to death for forcibly tattooing hundreds of Chinese characters on the bodies of three women. Two of the women, including his ex-wife, suffered serious injuries after the man, identified by his surname Zhou, made painful etches on their face, back, arms and neck using a sewing needle dipped in ink. A court in Jilin province's Baishan city sentenced Zhou to death and ordered him to pay the victims a total of 260,000 yuan (32,000 US dollars).
His death sentence came with a two-year reprieve, which meant it could be reduced to life imprisonment on good behavior, sparking anger from his victims who said they would appeal the ruling and demand his execution.
One of the victims, Zhou's girlfriend, was locked up by Zhou for three months after she tried to break up with him, during which time he tortured her, according to reports. Her family later rescued her. After she called the police, the other two women, who had kept silent, also reported being harmed. Zhou's ex-wife had the words "enticing seven men" and "enticing men for prostitution" carved on her body.