Chinese man sentenced to death for killing 35 people after driving into a crowd

A court in China has sentenced a man to death for killing 35 people last month by driving into crowd, in an attack that raised national concern about mass killings

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Driver behind China car ramming attack that killed 35 is sentenced to death

Fan Weiqiu, angry at his divorce settlement, caused ‘great social harm’ when he drove into people as they exercised in the city of Zhuhai, court says. A court in China has sentenced a man to death ...
The Guardian - 6h
Man charged with double murder after deaths of two women on Christmas Day

A man is charged with murder and attempted murder after suspected stabbings at a block of flats.
BBC News - 11h
Driver in China Car-Ramming Attack Sentenced to Death

An incident that left 35 people dead drew condemnation from leader Xi Jinping and spurred efforts to tamp down unrest.
The Wall Street Journal - 19h
Man charged after car hit four people in London

One victim remains in a critical condition after four people were hit by a car in central London.
BBC News - 19h
Trump tells 37 people on death row with commuted sentences to ‘go to hell’

On Truth Social, president-elect also lashes out at Chinese troops in Panama Canal and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau. Donald Trump has told 37 people on death row who had their sentences commuted by ...
The Guardian - 1d
Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after four people hit by car

Police say one of the pedestrians is in a life-threatening condition.
BBC News - 2d
Arrest after man killed in alleged hit-and-run

Dyfed-Powys Police say they have located the vehicle believed to be involved in the incident.
BBC News - 3d
Biden commutes sentences of 37 death row inmates

With less than a month to go in his term, President Biden granted executive clemency to 37 of the country's 40 federal death row inmates. The move reduces their sentences to life without the ...
CBS News - 4d
Biden drops death sentences for 37 out of 40 prisoners

The president condemns the murderers but says the death penalty at federal level "must stop".
BBC News - 4d