CHINA. MENTALLY ILL DRIVER WHO KILLED FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH WITH REPRIEVE

Lin Qingqi, a driver whose car hit a group of people, killing four and injuring 22 in Kunming in Southwest China's Yunnan Province, was sentenced to death, suspended for two years. Lin, 38, a professional driver at the Kunming Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), hit two pedestrians when he turned left at a crossing in February. He did not stop his car, but speeded up and then hit a group at a bus stop. Many people expressed surprise at the sentence, but the leniency reflected the fact Lin suffered from mental problems. The families of the victims forced a re-evaluation of Lin's mental state, but experts from Beijing also found he had mental problems.