A man in China was sentenced to death for pushing his wife into the sea to claim an insurance payout of up to 12 million yuan (US$1.6 million). -- Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Weibo
BEIJING (SCMP): A man in China was sentenced to death after pushing his wife into the sea from a ferry and attempting to claim her life insurance compensation to pay off debts and finance the use of prostitutes.
The case of the husband, 47, surnamed Li, was reported by China’s state broadcaster CCTV on November 21. He received the capital punishment for intentional homicide from the Liaoning Higher People’s Court in December last year. However, it remains unclear whether the sentence has been carried out.
