Chinese man awarded lifer for fatal assault on hospital staff

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Press Trust of India Beijing
Last Updated : Dec 24 2013 | 4:46 PM IST
A mentally-challenged Chinese man was today sentenced to life imprisonment for a fatal assault at a hospital in Anhui Province last year in which one nurse was killed and four others were injured.
Cai Chunfeng, 42, committed the crime of intentional homicide when he stabbed medical staff members on November 13, 2012 at the hospital of Anhui Medical University, according to the Hefei Intermediate People's Court.
Cai was suspicious of the medical staff as he felt uncomfortable after receiving an enema and skin test before an operation, the court said.
He killed one nurse and injured four other medical staff, it said, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Cai was sentenced to life imprisonment by the court.
He was identified as having a paranoid-type mental disorder on April 16 and had diminished criminal responsibility at the time of the crime, according to the expert testimony institute of the Shanghai Mental Health Center.
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First Published: Dec 24 2013 | 4:46 PM IST

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