Student sentenced for burning classmate
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Tao">Tao</span> <span word="Rukun">Rukun</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 17-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="refusing">refusing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="romantic">romantic</span> <span word="advances">advances</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sentenced">sentenced</span> <span word="to">to</span> 12 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Anhui">Anhui</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Baohe">Baohe</span> <span word="District">District</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hefei">Hefei</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Tao">Tao</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="inflicting">inflicting</span> <span word="intentional">intentional</span> <span word="injury">injury</span>. <span word="Zhou">Zhou</span> <span word="Yan">Yan</span>, <span word="Tao">Tao</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="classmate">classmate</span>, <span word="also">also</span> 17, <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="burns">burns</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="splashed">splashed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="lighter">lighter</span> <span word="fluid">fluid</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Tao">Tao</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="September">September</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Zhou">Zhou</span> <span word="Yan">Yan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="satisfied">satisfied</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Tao">Tao</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="of">of</span> 12 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="month">month</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="expecting">expecting</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="imprisonment">imprisonment</span>," <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Yalin">Yalin</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span> <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="Zhou">Zhou</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unsatisfied">unsatisfied</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="prosecution">prosecution</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Zhixian">Zhixian</span>, <span word="another">another</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="assigned">assigned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="represent">represent</span> <span word="Zhou">Zhou</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="applied">applied</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="aid">aid</span>.</p><p>"<span word="But">But</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="lodged">lodged</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="protest">protest</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Tao">Tao</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="comment">comment</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="profile">profile</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="Tao">Tao</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> - <span word="Tao">Tao</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hefei">Hefei</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="bureau">bureau</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hefei">Hefei</span> <span word="audit">audit</span> <span word="office">office</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="questioned">questioned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fairness">fairness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transparency">transparency</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="presided">presided</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closed">closed</span>-<span word="door">door</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="April">April</span> 23.</p>
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