The teens who were 13 at the time of the horrific murder with one receiving a life sentence and the other a 12-year sentence respectively. According to the case, the mastermind (only identified as Zhang) hatched the plot to kill a bullied classmate over his personal funds.
The Lowdown
BBC reports that in China a case that shook the country has learned its verdicts. BBC notes that a pair of teenagers are going to prison for the murder of a bullied classmate. The act was so cruel in heinous it sparked a much wider discussion in the country.
What happened?
Per the case, the attack happened in the Hebei province of China. At the time of the attack, an unidentified classmate of the pair was ‘tricked’ into going to an abandoned Greenhouse, where, he was then attacked with a shovel and his body buried nearby.
A third youngster, identified as Ma, avoided jail time in the case and instead will be forced to undergo correctional education.Following the attack, Zhang used the victim ‘s WeChat account to transfer funds to himself and Li though were later turned in after Ma turned against them and informed police where to find the body.
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