Man jailed 24 years for brutal group attack on women

TAIPEI: A court in northern China has sentenced one man to 24 years in jail for his role in a vicious attack on four women, as well as other crimes including robbery and opening an illegal gambling ring.

The Guangyang Disrict People’s Court in northern Hebei province announced yesterday that the man, Chen Jizhi, was a ringleader of a criminal gang and had conducted criminal activities for years.