CHINA. MEN EXECUTED FOR KILLED WOMAN
June 7, 2006: the Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People's Court executed Lu Shuangfu and Ren Jianhua for the murder of a woman in 2004.
The two were convicted of killing a female acquaintance of Lu surnamed Zheng during a robbery in which they attempted to electrocute her. Zheng put up a struggle and was then shot by Ren. They stole a mobile phone and gold jewellery. Lu and Ren were caught when, in January 2005, they attempted to sell the gun used in the crime. (Sources: www.shanghaidaily.com, 07/06/2006)
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