国际英语资讯:Brendt Christensen, kidnapper and killer of Chinese scholar, sentenced to life imprisonment
<p><span word="PEORIA">PEORIA</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 18-- <span word="Brendt">Brendt</span> <span word="Christensen">Christensen</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="kidnapped">kidnapped</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="scholar">scholar</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Yingying">Yingying</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sentenced">sentenced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="imprisonment">imprisonment</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="release">release</span>.</p><p><span word="Judge">Judge</span> <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Shadid">Shadid</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="verdict">verdict</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Peoria">Peoria</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Illinois">Illinois</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jury">jury</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="unanimous">unanimous</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="Christensen">Christensen</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sentenced">sentenced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="prison">prison</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhang">Zhang</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="courtroom">courtroom</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="verdict">verdict</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="cried">cried</span> <span word="uncontrollably">uncontrollably</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sentencing">sentencing</span>. <span word="Christensen">Christensen</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="relaxed">relaxed</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="verdict">verdict</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="satisfied">satisfied</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="spared">spared</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p>"<span word="After">After</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="justice">justice</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cruel">cruel</span> <span word="deeds">deeds</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="punished">punished</span>," <span word="Bian">Bian</span> <span word="Zhichun">Zhichun</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="consul">consul</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="thank">thank</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="justice">justice</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="peaceful">peaceful</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="here">here</span>," <span word="added">added</span> <span word="Bian">Bian</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 12-<span word="member">member</span> <span word="jury">jury</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="unanimously">unanimously</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Christensen">Christensen</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="guilty">guilty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="namely">namely</span>, <span word="kidnapping">kidnapping</span> <span word="resulting">resulting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="counts">counts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="false">false</span> <span word="statements">statements</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Investigation">Investigation</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 26-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="scholar">scholar</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="June">June</span> 9, 2017, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="Saturn">Saturn</span> <span word="Astra">Astra</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="blocks">blocks</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lease">lease</span>.</p>
页:
[1]