The family of the victim punches the assailant - killing the daughter while waiting for her mother to return home.
According to the case materials, Zhang entertained the two men. They took the opportunity to pin Zhang on the bed, handcuffed her, choked her neck, and covered her mouth and nose with a quilt. Zhao Qilong also attempted to rape her by pulling down her pants but hesitated and did not proceed. After failing to find money in Zhang's house and determining that she had no more movement, the two decided to "wait for her mom to come back and then ask for money."
During the trial, when the three defendants entered the courtroom, Ms. Li rushed forward and grabbed the clothes of Liang Hao and Zhao Qilong. Her husband then struck Liang Hao's shoulder twice, after which the court police quickly separated them.
Another defendant, Fu Qiao, was accused of having committed burglary with Zhao and Liang. Liang Hao was separately charged with inciting a mass brawl.
When Zhao Qilong recounted the details of the crime against her daughter, Ms. Li lost control again, shouting, "How could you be so cruel?" Pointing at Zhao Qilong, she asked, to which Zhao Qilong replied softly, "I'm sorry, Auntie, you can hit me." "Can hitting you bring my daughter back?" Ms. Li became emotionally agitated and broke down in tears.
Zhao Qilong's lawyer stated that Zhao Qilong and others had attended a vocational school, where they were once "problem youths." After leaving school, they didn't find jobs but continued to contact each other frequently.
The mother managed to crawl out of the house to call for help.
At the scene, according to reports, "How could you be so cruel?! My daughter is my life!" Yesterday, in the Second Intermediate People's Court, 43-year-old Ms. Li stared at the defendants with red eyes, questioning and rushing forward to beat them.
The case is still under further review.
The two decided to rob Zhao Qilong's female online friend, Zhang. They brought along pre-prepared tools such as handcuffs and hats to Zhang's house.
Ms. Li's knife wounds have yet to heal. Her husband said that due to fear, she dared not enter the house alone for a long time, and to avoid excessive grief, her daughter's room has been sealed since the incident.
Zhao Qilong: Liang Hao said, killing one person is death, killing two people is also death. Liang Hao stabbed Ms. Li in the back twice, fearing she wasn't dead, he asked me to stab her again, I stabbed her twice more in the left chest.
Liang Hao: I never said I wanted to kill anyone.
Last May 27th, Ms. Li's house was invaded, her 18-year-old daughter was suffocated to death on the spot, and she herself was stabbed four times. Yesterday, the Second Intermediate People's Court held a hearing for the intruders.
First to be tried, Zhao Qilong admitted guilt to the charges. Zhao Qilong claimed that last May, he and Liang Hao decided to kidnap someone, but their target couldn't come out due to license plate restrictions, so they decided to change targets.
According to the charges, on May 27 last year, Zhao Qilong and Liang Hao went to Zhang's home in a certain neighborhood in Fengtai District. They first suffocated Zhang to death. After Zhang's mother, Ms. Li, returned home, they threatened her with knives, robbing her of 7,000 yuan, mobile phones, bank cards, etc., and stabbed Ms. Li multiple times. The prosecution charged them with robbery.
Liang Hao: Zhao Qilong owed money and couldn't pay it back, so he suggested robbing for money. I don't know Zhang, Zhang is Zhao's online friend, he proposed it.
Zhao Qilong: It was agreed beforehand. Liang Hao said, giving money is death, not giving is also death.
At around 11 a.m. yesterday, Zhao Qilong and two others were escorted into the courtroom, all in their early twenties.
Ms. Li stated that upon returning home, Zhao and Liang hiding behind the door used knives to threaten her neck and forced her to take off her clothes. Under threat, Ms. Li found 7,000 yuan in cash from her home. After taking the money, Zhao and Liang quickly fled, and Ms. Li, who had been stabbed four times, crawled out of the house to call for help. Neighbors heard her cries and called the police.
Yesterday, the father and mother of the victim punched the defendants as they were brought into the courtroom.
The couple of Ms. Li filed a claim for 2.18 million yuan in compensation yesterday.
During the trial, Zhao and Liang pushed the responsibility onto each other. When questioned separately by the prosecutor, their answers to the same question contradicted each other.
Public Prosecutor: Did you plan to kill the victim before the robbery? Was stabbing Ms. Li done out of fear she would report the crime?
Two defendants evaded responsibility.
Liang Hao: I didn't stab her, I was squatting on the ground the whole time, whatever Zhao Qilong told me to do, I did it. My hand was injured at the time, I even had a cast, I didn't have the strength. (At this point, Ms. Li loudly said, "You're lying, you were the one who stabbed first!")