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School killer executed in China | School killer executed in China |
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A former community doctor who killed eight school children in China's eastern Fujian province has been executed, state media said. | |
Zheng Minsheng, 42, was shot in Nanping after China's top court approved his sentence, Xinhua news agency reported. | |
The execution came one month after he stabbed eight young children to death at a primary school in the same city. | The execution came one month after he stabbed eight young children to death at a primary school in the same city. |
In a separate incident, a knife-wielding man has injured 18 children at a school in southern China. | |
The attack happened at the Leicheng First Primary School in Leizhou City in Guangdong province, state media said. | |
Eighteen children and their teacher were taken to hospital but the extent of their injuries was not known, Xinhua said. | |
The attacker, whose motive was unknown, was said to be in police custody. | |
Appeal denied | |
Police blamed Zheng Minsheng's attack in Nanping on his breaking up with a girlfriend. | |
Reports at the time of the attack had suggested he had a history of mental illness, but state media later quoted police as saying that was not the case. | Reports at the time of the attack had suggested he had a history of mental illness, but state media later quoted police as saying that was not the case. |
Five other children were injured in the 23 March attack. | Five other children were injured in the 23 March attack. |
Zheng was convicted on 8 April and had appealed unsuccessfully against his death sentence. | Zheng was convicted on 8 April and had appealed unsuccessfully against his death sentence. |
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