Death sentence for ‘bullied’ attacker convicted over fatal stabbing of nine students at Chinese school
Court statement quotes defendant as saying attack driven partly by anger over treatment at school as a child
A Chinese court on Tuesday sentenced to death a man convicted of fatally stabbing nine students in an attack on his old school triggered in part by anger he felt over bullying he suffered there as a child, the court said.
The suspect, identified as Zhao Zewei, bought five knives online for his attack on the school in Shaanxi province, to vent his anger and frustration about the circumstances of his life and the bullying he had been subjected to, the Yulin City Intermediate People’s Court said in a statement.
“The defendant Zhao Zewei’s criminal motives were despicable,” the court said, adding it had convicted him of intentional homicide.
Zhao, who was charged in May, had appealed against the decision, the court said. The court did not give Zhao’s age but state media previously reported he was 28.