‘China’s Jack the Ripper’ sentenced to death for murdering 11 women and girls and mutilating bodies
Gao Chengyong, whose youngest victim was just eight, was also found guilty of robbery and rape during 14-year reign of terror
The Chinese serial killer who murdered 11 women and girls before mutilating some of the bodies was sentenced to death on Friday.
Gao Chengyong, 54, who has been dubbed “China’s Jack the Ripper”, pleaded guilty to multiple crimes over a 14-year period at his trial last year.
Gao, a married father of two, murdered 11 females in Baiyin in Gansu and Baotou in Inner Mongolia between 1988 and 2002.
The youngest victim was only eight years old.
The sentencing report from the People’s Intermediate Court in Baiyin also said he was convicted of robbery, rape and mutilation of corpses.
A report by the chinanews.com portal described his expression as calm and peaceful as the death sentence was delivered.