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The Supreme People’s Court of China confirmed and executed this Monday Death penalty for man responsible for woman’s death after throwing a series of objects from the 33rd floor of a building in the northeastern city of Changchun.

Zhou threw several heavy objects, including two five-liter water cans and three unopened soft drink cans, from the window of an apartment on the 33rd floor of a residential building in June 2023 before throwing a brick that ended the life of the victim, a 28-year-old woman identified as Xiao Lu, local media reported today. Paper.

A forensic examination determined that Xiao Lu died. as a result of severe head injury.

Police investigation revealed that Zhou, who was 20 years old, He arrived in the city a few days before the events.

Zhou, who does not have a stable job and lives in a temporary rented apartment, told authorities his “dissatisfaction with life and hatred of society”, which prompted him to plan and carry out attacks from above.

The conviction of Zhou, who was found to have no mental illness, was confirmed in December 2023 by the Changchun Local Trial Court, which found that the acts committed They posed a “serious danger” to public safety.

The accused had voluntarily surrendered to the authorities After that, the media picked it up.

In addition to the death sentence, Zhou was sentenced to pay more than RMB 40,000 (USD 5,620) funeral expenses and other compensation to the victim’s family.

Chinese government does not provide official data on the number of people sentenced to death, But in Amnesty International’s 2019 report on the death penalty, the organization noted that “China is believed to carry out thousands of executions each year.”

(EFE)