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Man Sentenced To Death For Setting Ex-wife On Fire During Livestream
- The court found his crime “was extremely cruel” and “deserves severe punishment…”
A Chinese man who set his ex-wife on fire as she livestreamed to her online followers was sentenced to death on Thursday, concluding a murder case that received nationwide notoriety, EKO HOT BLOG reports.
The victim, 30-year-old Lhamo, was a farmer and livestreamer in a Tibetan autonomous prefecture in southwestern Sichuan province. She was streaming a video of herself last September when a man burst in, poured gasoline on her and set her on fire. She died two weeks later.
Her ex-husband, Tang Lu, was arrested soon after. On Thursday in court, he was found guilty of homicide, sentenced to death and ordered to pay compensation, according to state-run broadcaster CCTV.
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The court found his crime “was extremely cruel” and “deserves severe punishment,” CCTV reported.
Tang had a history of physical abuse toward Lhamo, reportedly beating her many times before they divorced in June 2020, according to CCTV. In the following months, he repeatedly sought her out and asked to remarry, but was turned away — leading to the murder.
The case was widely covered in national and international media, drawing attention for the gruesome nature of Lhamo’s death — as well as raising discussion on the larger problems surrounding women and violence in China.
On Chinese social media, there was heated debate over how the country’s legal system often fails to protect victims while easily pardoning perpetrators of abuse.
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