Sixty-year-old man who chopped his pregnant daughter-in-law to death sentenced to death with reprieve

by syd17u123 on 2009-11-24 15:36:27

Hanzhong Correspondence (Reporter Li Biao) - After a quarrel with his pregnant daughter-in-law over trivial matters, 60-year-old farmer Wang Renxing from Zhenba County was sentenced to death in the first trial by the Hanzhong Intermediate People's Court for the crime of intentional homicide. The sentence was suspended for two years (reported by our newspaper on November 14, 2008). He was also deprived of political rights for life.

It is understood that Wang Renxing, a villager from Ping'an Village in the county, had multiple arguments with his son, Wang Mou, and his daughter-in-law, Ren Mou (who was pregnant), over issues related to housing, forested mountains, and daily trifles. At 5 p.m. on November 8, 2008, Ren Mou argued with Wang Renxing because her trees were cut down. Around 6 p.m., Wang Renxing picked up a curved-handle saw and prepared to go chop firewood. When he passed by Ren Mou's house, they argued again. Then, Wang Renxing stormed into Ren Mou's bedroom and slashed at the TV screen with the curved-handle saw in his hand. When Ren Mou tried to stop him, she was struck in the neck by the curved-handle saw that Wang Renxing was holding. Her neck was pulled several times. Subsequently, Wang Renxing used the curved-handle saw to slash wildly at Ren Mou's waist and abdomen. Later, he returned to his own home, grabbed an axe, and entered Ren Mou's bedroom again. He hacked at Ren Mou multiple times, leaving her dead before he left.

(Note: The hotel information provided in the original text seems irrelevant to the main news content and has been excluded in the translation for brevity.)