December 22, 2020
Lao Rongzhi spent 20 years living under a false name.
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A woman accused of killing seven people, including a three-year-old girl, went on trial in eastern China on Monday after 20 years on the run.
Lao Rongzhi, 46, apologised to the victims’ families but denied that her involvement was “intentional”, saying she had been in an abusive relationship and had been forced to take part in the crimes, according to local media reports.
A tearful Lao told Nanchang Intermediate People’s Court in Jiangxi province that she did not want to kill anyone and tried to break up with her boyfriend Fa Ziying many times, but he refused to let her leave. Fa was caught in July 1999 when collecting a ransom at the home of a victim in Anhui province and was executed five months later for murder, kidnapping and robbery.
Trial for former teacher accused of killing 7 begins in Jiangxi By YANG ZEKUN | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2020-12-21 14:42 Share CLOSE Lao Rongzhi, who is suspected of killing seven people, stands trial at the Nanchang Intermediate People s Court in Jiangxi province, Dec 21, 2020. [Photo/chinanews.com]
Lao Rongzhi, who is suspected of killing seven people, went on trial on Monday at the Nanchang Intermediate People s Court in Jiangxi province.
Lao was charged with intentional homicide, kidnapping and robbery.
Born in 1974, Lao used to be a primary school teacher in Jiujiang, Jiangxi. She is suspected of killing seven people between 1996 and 1999 with her ex-boyfriend, Fa Ziying.