On the morning of August 26, 2021, the Intermediate People’s Court of Fuzhou City, Fujian Province publicly pronounced the first instance verdict on the defendant Wu’s case of intentional homicide, fraud, and buying and selling identity documents. Defendant Wu is guilty of intentional homicide, fraud, and buying and selling identity documents. Sentenced to death, deprived of political rights for life, and fined RMB 103,000.
Fuzhou Intermediate People's Court
After trial, the court found that the defendant Wu was pessimistic and world-weary and had suicidal thoughts. After his father passed away, he believed that his mother Xie's life had lost its meaning. In the first half of 2015, he had the idea of ??killing Xie and purchased the crime tools online. At about 17:00 on July 10, 2065, Wu took advantage of Xie's return home to change his shoes and hit Xie on the head and face with a dumbbell stick to express his gratitude for his death and placed sheets, plastic films and other coverings on the body. 75 layer, as well as activated carbon bags, deodorants, etc. in the refrigerator. Later, Wu concealed the truth about Xie's murder from his relatives and friends, and fabricated that Xie accompanied him to study abroad, defrauding his relatives and friends of 6.5438 million yuan, and squandered it on the pretext of living expenses, tuition fees, financial certificates, etc. In order to avoid being discovered, Wu purchased more than 65,438+00 identity documents to hide his identity.
The court held that the defendant Wu deliberately and illegally deprived others of their lives, and his behavior constituted the crime of intentional homicide; for the purpose of illegal possession, he concealed the truth and fabricated facts to defraud others of money. The amount was particularly huge, and his behavior constituted the crime of intentional homicide. The crime of fraud; in order to avoid criminal punishment, purchasing identity documents has constituted the crime of buying and selling identity documents and should be punished according to law. Wu is guilty of intentional homicide. After a long period of premeditation and planning, his subjective viciousness is extremely deep and his criminal methods are cruel. Wu's mother-killing is a serious violation of family ethics and tramples on the normal feelings of human society. It has extremely bad social impact and the crime is extremely serious. Although he truthfully confessed the crime after arriving at the case, it was not enough to give him a lighter punishment. The above judgment was made.
Timeline of Wu case
On October 7, Wu was born.
In 2010, Wu’s father died of liver cancer.
Wu’s profile picture
In 2012, Wu was admitted to Peking University and studied at the School of Economics.
Photos of Wu’s school activities
In the first half of 2015, Wu had the idea of ??killing his mother, Xie, and purchased knives and other crime tools online.
On July 15th and 10th, Wu killed Xie (48 years old) at his home in a middle school dormitory on Guishan Road, Jin'an District, Fuzhou City.
On July 31, 2065, Wu left Fuzhou. Later, he defrauded seven relatives and friends of 1.44 million yuan by falsely claiming that he had accompanied him to the United States for exchange and study. He also forged a resignation letter from his mother and submitted his resignation to the company.
On February 5, 2016, Wu sent a message to his uncle, saying that he and his mother had returned from the United States and would arrive at the Putian High-speed Railway Station in Fujian on February 6, and hoped that his uncle would take them home to celebrate the New Year. On the 6th, his uncle did not receive anyone. His relatives became suspicious and reported the case.
On February 14, 2016, the police entered Xie's home and found Xie's body.
On March 3, 2016, the police discovered that Wu was suspected of committing a major crime and issued a reward notice.
Wu was captured on surveillance camera.
2065438+In February 2006, Wu was photographed withdrawing money from an ATM in Henan.
In May 2016, the Shangqiu police in Henan Province helped issue a reward notice, saying that Wu might have fled Henan.
On April 21, 2065438, Wu was arrested at Chongqing Jiangbei Airport, and his ID card purchased online was found on his body, confirming that he had been operating in China for more than three years.
On May 27, 2019, the Procuratorate of Jin'an District, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province made a decision to approve Wu's arrest on suspicion of intentional homicide, fraud, and buying and selling identity documents.
On February 24, 2020, the Fuzhou Intermediate People’s Court held a first-instance public hearing on the defendant Wu’s case of intentional homicide, fraud, and buying and selling of identity documents.
On August 26, 2021, the Fuzhou Intermediate People's Court pronounced the first instance verdict that the defendant Wu was guilty of intentional homicide, fraud, and buying and selling identity documents, and was sentenced to death, deprived of political rights for life, and fined RMB 103,000 yuan.