Beijing Morning Post (reporter Yan Fei) - "I just feel uncomfortable being alive," said the 31-year-old Wang with his head lowered. Wang strangled his wife because of a domestic dispute over moving house, to which he disagreed. It was later determined that Wang suffered from a depressive episode during the time of the crime. Yesterday morning, Wang was put on trial for intentional homicide at the Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People's Court.
During the trial, Wang kept his head down and spoke in a very low voice. He stated that two months before the incident, he had visited a doctor due to insomnia and was diagnosed with depressive insomnia. "I've been taking medication, but it hasn't worked," Wang said, adding that his wife was also aware of his condition. On the day of the incident, the couple argued about moving. "She wanted to move but didn't give any reason, and I disagreed," Wang explained. Suddenly feeling unbearable discomfort, he pulled his wife onto the bed and began choking her with his hands. After killing his wife, Wang remained seated in the room until nightfall. He then went out for dinner, and afterward, went to his neighbor's (his sister-in-law) house where he confessed to strangling his wife. His sister-in-law immediately called the police.
The victim's family did not make any compensation claims against Wang during yesterday's trial. After the trial, Wang's sister-in-law told reporters that Wang was usually quiet and had a somewhat peculiar personality. "We thought he wasn't quite right, but we didn't know he was actually ill."
Since Wang was determined to have limited criminal responsibility, his sister acted as his legal representative for the defense. According to the prosecution, around noon on December 30, 2010, Wang had an argument with his 27-year-old wife Cao over trivial matters at their temporary residence in Shili Store Village, Shili Store Township, Chaoyang District. Subsequently, Wang manually strangled Cao's neck, causing her death by mechanical asphyxiation. Following the crime, Wang turned himself in to the police. A judicial evaluation determined that Wang suffered from mental illness and experienced a depressive episode during the time of the crime, qualifying him as having limited criminal responsibility.
(Translated by AI with possible edits for context and clarity)