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Huang Wen was arrested on site after wounding about 30, 18 of
them children, according to the Changde Intermediate People’s
Court's statement, which marks the first time authorities have
revealed official figures. Censors had taken down videos of the
attack on social media and only terse statements from state
outlets were used to report updates.
He was given a death sentence with a two-year reprieve, usually
commuted to life in prison if the convicted commits no further
crimes during the suspension period.
The court said he rammed his car into the crowd on Nov. 19 after
losing invested money, taking out his frustration on bystanders.
He was arrested on-site after trying to attack people with a
weapon.
“Huang Wen chose an unspecified number of innocent primary
school students as his main targets. His criminal motives were
despicable and his malice is objectively deep,” said the court
statement.
Huang's attack happened just a week after a man drove into
people exercising at a sports complex in the city of Zhuhai to
the south, killing the man killed 35 people and wounding dozens.
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