In China two men involved in a killing spree that left...
In China two men involved in a killing spree that left 14 people dead were sentenced to death, while an accomplice was jailed for life, AFP reported
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In China two men involved in a killing spree that left 14 people dead were sentenced to death, while an accomplice was jailed for life, AFP reported.
The trio went on the rampage in Dayukou village, Shanxi province, on October 26 because of a dispute over a coal mine, the China News Service said, adding that the killers used rifles, explosives and axes.
A Shanxi court gave Hu Wenhai, 46, and Liu Haiwang, 40, death sentences. Hu's brother, Hu Qinghai, 44, received a life sentence.
The trio went on the rampage in Dayukou village, Shanxi province, on October 26 because of a dispute over a coal mine, the China News Service said, adding that the killers used rifles, explosives and axes.
A Shanxi court gave Hu Wenhai, 46, and Liu Haiwang, 40, death sentences. Hu's brother, Hu Qinghai, 44, received a life sentence.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: South China Morning Post, 27/12/2001)
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