SHANGHAI — 2008 · Murder
The Zhabei Police Station Attack
On the morning of 1 July 2008, 28-year-old Yang Jia from Beijing attacked the police headquarters in Shanghai's Zhabei district, stabbing six police officers to death and wounding three officers and a security guard. In October 2007, while touring Shanghai on a rented bicycle, he had been detained on suspicion of riding a stolen bike; claiming he was mistreated at the station, he filed repeated complaints without result. Criticism that the trial was held behind closed doors and that he was denied an adequate defence made the case a symbol of China's rule-of-law debate. He was sentenced to death; his appeal was rejected and he was executed on 26 November 2008.
- Date
- 2008
- Place
- Zhabei, China, Shanghai, CN
- Category
- Murder
- Case Status
- Solved
- Coordinates
- 31.2570, 121.4590 ↗
Timeline of Events
- October 2007He was detained in Shanghai over a suspected stolen bicycle and complained of mistreatment.
- 1 July 2008He attacked the Zhabei police headquarters; six officers died.
- September 2008The trial court sentenced him to death.
- October 2008The appeals court upheld the death sentence.
- 26 November 2008He was executed.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Yang Jia en.wikipedia.org ↗
- France 24 Observers — Yang Jia, cop killer turned icon observers.france24.com ↗
- Global Voices — China: Yang Jia is dead globalvoices.org ↗
- Wikipedia
- France 24
- Global Voices
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