A woman was sentenced to death on Wednesday after a court in Changsha, capital of Hunan province, identified her as having murdered a judge at the beginning of this year.
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For slain Hunan judge, integrity led to tragedy By AYBEK ASKHAR | China Daily Global | Updated: 2021-04-14 00:00
On Jan 12, Zhou Chunmei, a judge and a mother of two, was found dead from multiple stab wounds in an underground parking lot at her home in Changsha, capital of Hunan province.
Local police arrived at the scene at around 7:30 am and detained a suspect, surnamed Xiang, who was an old friend of the victim, according to the police.
Later that day, the Hunan High People s Court released a statement online saying that Zhou, a 45-year-old senior judge in the court, had been killed in a possible hate crime.
Woman arrested in connection with killing of Hunan judge By CAO YIN | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-01-18 21:27 Share Zhou Chunmei [Photo/People s Daily]
Prosecutors in Changsha, capital of Central China s Hunan province, said they have approved the arrest of a woman on Monday in connection with the killing of a judge last week.
The Changsha People s Procuratorate posted the approval via its official WeChat platform, saying the woman, surnamed Xiang, was detained because she allegedly committed the crime of intentional homicide.
According to the post, Xiang comes from the same town as the judge, surnamed Zhou, who worked for the Hunan High People s Court.
Top judicial organs blast killing of senior judge By AYBEK ASKHAR | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2021-01-14 08:58 Share Zhou Chunmei [Photo/People s Daily]
In response to the killing of a judge in Hunan province, China s top court said on Wednesday that a society ruled by law will not allow its judicial authority to be violently intimidated.
The Supreme People s Court made the statement after a police report in Changsha, capital of Hunan, said Zhou Chunmei, a 45-year-old senior judge of the Hunan High People s Court, was killed in an underground parking lot in the city on Tuesday.
The preliminary investigation carried out by the police showed that the suspect, surnamed Xiang, allegedly stabbed Zhou to death after she refused to bend the law for a lawsuit Xiang had filed to her court.