Mother of slain Chinese student wins lawsuit against girl’s roommate

The people's court in Chengyang district of Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, hands down the sentence in Jiang Ge's case on Jan 10. - People's court in Chengyang district in Qingdao

BEIJING (China Daily/Asia News Network): The mother of a female Chinese student killed in Japan in 2016 was awarded more than 696,000 yuan (US$109,144) in a lawsuit against her daughter's former roommate on Monday after a court ruled the defendant played a role in the girl's death.

The compensation mainly consists of 496,000 yuan for Jiang Qiulian's financial losses and 200,000 yuan for her mental anguish over the death of her daughter, Jiang Ge. It also covers some lawsuit-related expenses, according to the ruling made by the Chengyang District People's Court in Qingdao, Shandong province.