Man executed for causing heavy casualties in south China car-ramming case

20 Jan 2025 • 6:09 PM MYT
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A police car at the Zhuhai Sports Centre, a day after a car rammed through the site killing dozens in Zhuhai, in south China's Guangdong province on Nov 12. Photo by Hector Retamal/AFP

GUANGZHOU - Fan Weiqiu, the criminal convicted of causing heavy casualties after ramming his car into the crowd at a sports centre in November last year in the city of Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province, was executed on Monday, according to a court statement, reported Xinhua.

The execution was conducted by the Zhuhai Intermediate People's Court after the death sentence was approved by the Supreme People's Court. The procedure was supervised by prosecutors from the local procuratorate in Zhuhai.

Fan was convicted of the crime of endangering public safety by dangerous means in December 2024. He was also deprived of his political rights for life. - BERNAMA-XINHUA

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