Chinese authorities executed a man on February 24 who brutally murdered his mother to claim an insurance payout to buy a flat.
Fu Bailian, 33, electrocuted, then bludgeoned his mother to death in March 2018 at her home in Zigong, in the southwestern province of Sichuan. Fu was found guilty of the crime in July 2019.
The court heard that Fu killed his 56-year-old mother after having harbored resentment over her decision to live in Zigong, almost 1,500km away from his home in Guangzhou, southern China, making her unavailable to look after his child.
Legal documents tendered to the court showed that Fu lacked the funds to buy a flat that he wanted and had taken out a personal accident insuran
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Mar 03, 2021