Tibetan vlogger Lhamo’s killer gets death sentence for brutal livestreamed murder


The case shocked China and led to a public reckoning about domestic violence in the country. Lhamo was a beloved vlogger and had been streaming to her fans when she was set on fire by her ex-husband. — SCMP

A Chinese court sentenced to death a man who set fire to his ex-wife and well-known vlogger Lhamo while she was livestreaming, killing her.

According to China’s state broadcaster CCTV, Tang Lu was convicted of murdering the beloved Tibetan internet celebrity at the Abe Prefecture Intermediate People’s Court in the southwestern province of Sichuan. The death sentence was handed out immediately.

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