Information Times News (reporter Chaotao Li, correspondent Qianhe Wang) Due to trivial matters, a driver in Guangzhou strangled his girlfriend of three years, with whom he was cohabiting, and afterwards sent a text message to his "soon-to-be father-in-law" asking him to come to Guangzhou to collect his daughter's body. He then ran over a colleague with his car and finally attempted to set himself on fire with gasoline, but failed. Yesterday morning, this intentional homicide case was brought to trial at the Intermediate People's Court of Guangzhou.
According to the prosecution, at around 6 o'clock in the morning on February 21, 2009, the 34-year-old Xiangyang Cao's girlfriend, Ms Wu, suggested that Cao accompany her to a friend's house for a visit. Cao refused, and they argued over this trivial matter. In a fit of emotion, Cao tightly strangled his girlfriend's neck until Wu died. The incident occurred in a rental apartment near the Armed Police Hospital. The next day, Cao sent a text message to Wu's father, asking him to come to Guangzhou to collect his daughter's body.
Two days before the incident, the boss had a conversation with Cao Xiangyang, during which the boss's attitude was particularly bad. Cao suspected that Zhang, who had previously had a conflict with him, had reported him to the boss. After strangling his girlfriend, Cao Xiangyang, already burdened with one murder case, believed he would certainly die. On the morning of the 23rd, he drove to Zhang's residence and ran over Zhang, who was about to go to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. Subsequently, carrying prepared gasoline, he doused himself with oil on the Baiyun Airport Expressway and attempted self-immolation, but was rescued by others and sent to the hospital for treatment. On March 9, Cao Xiangyang was arrested in the hospital for intentional homicide.
Yesterday, Cao Xiangyang's lawyer argued that these actions were due to excessive pressure. Currently, this case is still under further review.