A 21-year-old man was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without parole for beating to death a University of Southern California graduate student from China who was walking to his off-campus flat.
Andrew Garcia, who was convicted of first-degree murder and other charges earlier this summer, was sentenced by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge George Lomeli.
He was one of four teenagers – at the time – who attacked 24-year-old Ji Xinran, using a baseball bat and wrench, as he walked home after a late-night study session in 2014, authorities said.
Ji Xinran was beaten to death with a baseball bat and a wrench. Photo: USC
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This frame from video provided by KABC-TV, shows Ji Songbo, father of slain student Ji Xinran, sobbing as he talks about the loss of his son in a victim impact statement at the sentencing of Andrew Garcia. Photo: AP
People like our age are now preparing their [child’s] wedding, and their life is full of joy. But every day instead for us we are paying tribute to our son, crying
Ji Songbo, father of Ji Xinran
Ji managed to get to his flat, where a roommate found him dead hours later.
