Chinese man sentenced to death in demolition case
February 1st, 2011 - 9:56 am ICT by IANSBeijing, Feb 1 (IANS) A man in north China’s Shanxi province has been sentenced to death after he killed one man and injured another during an illegal demolition last year.Gao Haidong was given the death penalty after being convicted of intentional injury and property damage, Xinhua reported citing the verdict by a court in Taiyuan city.
Two other accused - Wu Ruijun and Li Yanzhong - were given death sentences with a two-year reprieve and life imprisonment respectively.
Wu and Li plotted the forced demolition of two houses owned by Wu Wenyuan and Meng Fugui in Guzhai village in Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi, in October, the court found.
The property management company owned by Wu Ruijun ran illegal demolition business, it said.
Gao killed Meng by hitting him on the head with a stick and injured Wu Wenyuan during the demolition, it said.
Other 14 offenders in the case were sentenced to various jail terms.
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