Notorious Chinese serial killer is sentenced to death while wearing a full-body protective suit to curb coronavirus
A notorious serial killer has been sentenced to death for murdering three people in the space of six days in southern China. Zeng Chunliang, 45, donned a full-body protective suit and face mask when he received capital punishment during a trial in Jiangxi Province. The criminal was reportedly arrested last August while trying to escape from a police hunt involving thousands of officers. Zeng Chunliang is seen wearing a full-body protective suit and face mask while standing trial in the Intermediate People's Court of Yichun in Jiangxi Province on Monday The court deemed Mr Zeng guilty of intentional homicide and sentenced the man to death Mr Zeng was handed the death sentence by the Intermediate People's Court of Yichun in Jiangxi Province on Monday. He killed an elderly couple and a village official during two revenge attacks while being hunted by police for suspected robbery, the court said. According to a court statement, Mr Zeng, who had been jailed for theft, was released