A courtroom in China ordered the execution of a person who set his ex-wife on hearth. The case drew widespread condemnation and outrage throughout the nation over the plight girls face in abusive marriages.
Tang was allowed to fulfill his household earlier than the execution. (Representational picture)
A person was executed in China after a courtroom discovered him responsible of setting his ex-wife on hearth whereas she was reside streaming on a web based portal. The man, Tang Lu, was allowed to fulfill his household as soon as earlier than the execution within the southwestern Sichuan province, The Global Times reported.
In September 2020, Lu set his ex-wife on hearth as she was reside streaming on Douyin, a video platform much like Tiktok. The lady, identified on-line as Lamu, died of her accidents just a few weeks later.
The case drew widespread condemnation and outrage throughout the nation, turning the deal with what girls face in abusive marriages.
Tang had a historical past of bodily abuse in direction of Lamu, Chinese state media reported, including that the couple divorced in June 2020. He repeatedly sought her out and requested her to remarry him within the following months, however was turned down.
Lamu, a farmer, shared snippets of her day by day life and the Sichuan countryside briefly movies and reside streams on Douyin. A Tibetan-origin lady, she typically wore conventional Tibetan clothes within the movies.
On the day of the incident, Lu appeared behind her when she was reside streaming on the platform, poured gasoline on her and set her on hearth. He was arrested quickly after and was sentenced to loss of life in October 2021. He misplaced his courtroom attraction in January 2022.
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