China Tangshan attack: Man who attacked female diners jailed for 24 years
Also: Chinese man gets 24 years for brutal group attack on women (Associated Press)
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Source: BBC
China Tangshan attack: Man who attacked female diners jailed for 24 years
23 September 2022
A man who led a vicious attack on four women eating in a restaurant in China has been sentenced to 24 years in prison.
Chen Jizhi was found guilty of the assault in the north-eastern city of Tangshan in June which began when one of the women rejected his advances.
Another 27 men were convicted over the violence, in which they used bottles, chairs and fists to beat the women.
Surveillance video went viral, sparking debate about gender violence in China.
After the attack, two of the women spent time in intensive care, while the other two women were seen in photos covered in blood, although their injuries were initially classed by police as only "minor".
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-63005920
The attack in Tangshan renewed debate about gender violence in China (Weibo)
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Source: Associated Press
Chinese man gets 24 years for brutal group attack on women
By HUIZHONG WU
September 23, 2022
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A court in northern China sentenced one man to 24 years in jail Friday for his role in a vicious attack on four women, as well as other crimes including robbery and opening an illegal gambling ring.
The Guangyang Disrict People’s Court in northern Hebei province announced in a statement that the man, Chen Jizhi, was a ringleader of a criminal gang and had conducted criminal activities for years.
The court also sentenced 27 others. The charges against them include opening casinos, robbery, assisting in cybercrime activities, picking quarrels and provoking trouble and sentences range from 6 months to 11 years.
Authorities had started the investigation into Chen after a video came to light in early June in which he and some other men started beating up four women at a barbecue restaurant in Tangshan, a city in Hebei. The men spared no force, using glass bottles and their fists to attack the women and even throwing a chair.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/taiwan-china-crime-robbery-illegal-gambling-8647b7e2f146d32c15c5e7313cafdb2a
