Zhuhai: Driver Fan Weiqiu sentenced to death after car attack

Fan Weiqiu was angry about his divorce settlement, and took it out on strangers, the court said.

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Fan Weiqiu was accused of "endangering public safety", according to a court statement.

At least 35 people were killed and dozens more injured in the 11 November attack in Zhuhai, thought to be the deadliest on Chinese soil for a decade.

According to the court, the 62-year-old decided to drive his car into the crowds on a running track at high speed because he was "dissatisfied" with how his property had been divided following his divorce.

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