Tragic Case in Chongqing: Execution of Chinese Couple for Shocking Crime
After being accused of "intentional homicide" for killing the guy's two kids by tossing them from the fifteenth story of a high-rise apartment in Chongqing, a Chinese man and his girlfriend were put to death.
Sad Incident in Chongqing: Couple Executed for Hurting Kids
In a really sad story that made a lot of people upset in China, a man and his girlfriend got punished for doing something terrible. They threw two little kids off a tall building in Chongqing, and now they faced the most serious consequences.
Big Decision After People Got Angry
The authorities in China decided to end the lives of Zhang Bo and Ye Chengchen after a court said it was okay. This happened because a lot of people in the country were very angry about what Zhang and Ye did.
Terrible Day in 2020
The awful event took place on November 2, 2020. Zhang and Ye did a really bad thing by throwing Zhang's two-year-old daughter and one-year-old son from the 15th floor of their home, as the Global Times told everyone.
Police Looked into It, and Courts Decided
The police found out that Zhang and Ye planned this terrible thing, so the law people charged them with "intentional homicide." The court in Chongqing explained all the bad things they did in a document.
Love Story Gone Wrong
Zhang and Ye first met online and started being in a relationship. But things got really bad when Ye said she wouldn't stay with Zhang if he had kids. This made Zhang and Ye plan something really horrible.
Bad Plans Started in 2020
Starting from February 2020, Zhang and Ye talked a lot about how to hurt Zhang's kids. They discussed it when they met and also on WeChat, a popular messaging app in China. Finally, they decided to make it look like an accident.
Mom Wanted Justice
In July 2021, the kids' mom, Chen Meilin, went to court. She wanted the court to punish Zhang and Ye a lot for what they did and also asked for money. It made the whole situation even sadder.
Court Decided to End Their Lives
On December 28, 2021, the court in Chongqing said Zhang and Ye would lose their lives because of what they did. But they didn't agree and asked for another chance in April 2022.
Strange Story in the Second Trial
In the second trial, Zhang said something strange. He changed what he said before and claimed the kids' deaths were an accident. Even with this, the top court in China said they still deserved to lose their lives because they took innocent lives on purpose.
This really sad story in Chongqing shows how bad things can happen in relationships. The fast decisions by the court and the final decision by the top court show that China wants to do what's right when something really terrible happens.
