Wu Huizhong, an ex-convict from Hefei, capital of east China's
Anhui Province, has been sentenced to death
for killing his mistress, according to local sources. In the ruling
handed down by the Intermediate People's Court of Hefei in a
first-instance trial held on Tuesday, Wu, 34, was also deprived of
his political rights for life.
The court was told that Wu first met his mistress, identified
only by her surname as Yang, at a ballroom last December. In the
afternoon of January 27, 2007, the two met at the ballroom again,
danced till midnight and decided to pass the night together.
Yang, who was 14 years older than Wu, suggested that they rent
an apartment and live together. Wu quickly agreed but, the next
morning, a fierce quarrel erupted between the two when the woman
thought better of her decision.
Wu then lured Yang to a construction site in Dayang Township of
Luyang District, Hefei City, and when Yang stumbled and fell to the
ground, Wu picked up a brick and repeatedly hit his lover in the
head, killing her.
Wu fled the scene with Yang's personal belongings.
An autopsy showed that Yang had died of severe brain injuries
caused by a hard object.
Wu, who served jail terms for robbery and theft in 1996 and
again in 2006, was on Tuesday convicted of robbery leading to death
and was given the death penalty.
Wu said he would appeal.
(Xinhua News Agency July 14, 2007)