Man sentenced to death for deadly car ramming in China

ISTANBUL

A Chinese court sentenced a 62-year-old man to death on Friday for a deadly car-ramming incident that killed 35 people and injured 43 others, according to state media.

The Zhuhai Intermediate People's Court found Fan Weiqiu guilty of endangering public safety after he deliberately drove his car into crowds exercising outside a sports complex on Nov. 11, 2024 in southern China's Guangdong Province, Xinhua reported.

The court also stripped Fan of his political rights for life.

Earlier this week, another court in southern China issued a suspended death sentence to a defendant for endangering public safety in an incident that left 30 people injured, including 18 elementary school students.

The swift verdict in both cases with death sentences marks an unusual pace for such proceedings in China's judicial system.

In China, the death penalty remains a significant aspect of the judicial system, with various high-profile cases drawing attention to its application.