Chinanews.com, April 1. According to the official WeChat message of the Henan Higher People's Court, the trial of the defendant Wu Chunhong was acquitted, and the presiding officer of the Henan Higher People's Court answered reporters' questions. The presiding judge introduced that the fact that the original trial found that Wu Chunhong had committed intentional homicide was unclear and the evidence was insufficient. After research by the Henan High Court Judgment Committee, Wu Chunhong and his defenders considered Wu Chunhong's innocence, and the Henan Provincial People's Procuratorate's suggestion that he should be re-converted to Wu Chunhong's innocence be correct, which was in line with the criminal trial principle of suspicion of guilt.

Reporter: Please tell the presiding judge about the basic situation of the Wu Chunhong case.

Presiding Judge: On November 15, 2004, two children in Minquan County, Henan Province, and Zhougang Village of the town were poisoned, resulting in one death and one injury. Wu Chunhong was identified by the public security agency as a suspect. The People's Procuratorate of Shangqiu City of Henan Province believed that Wu Chunhong's behavior had constituted the crime of intentional homicide and filed a public prosecution with the Shangqiu Intermediate People's Court. The Shangqiu Intermediate People's Court sentenced Wu Chunhong to life imprisonment for intentional homicide, and our court upheld the judgment. Later, Wu Chunhong and her relatives filed a complaint with our court and the Supreme People's Court.

According to the Supreme People's Court's order for a retrial decision, our court formed a collegial panel for the trial of Wu Chunhong's intentional homicide in accordance with the law. During the retrial, the collegiate panel reviewed the case, fully listened to the opinions of Wu Chunhong and his defenders, went to the place where the case occurred to verify the evidence, questioned some witnesses and the original investigators, conducted a comprehensive review of the case, and opened the trial on October 24, 2019. Today, our court publicly pronounced Wu Chunhong's deliberate homicide retrial case. Our court held that the original trial found that Wu Chunhong had insufficient evidence to commit the intentional homicide. In court, he annulled the original trial verdict and changed Wu Chunhong's innocence.

Reporter: Why was Wu Chunhong innocent?

The presiding judge: After further review by our court, on the morning of November 14, 2004, Wu Chunhong paid the electricity bill to Wang Mousheng, Zhougang Village, Renhe Town, Minquan County, Henan Province. The next morning, Wang Mousheng fried the noodle dish with flour from the tempeh and flour scoop in the family. His son Wang Moulong and Wang Moufeng were poisoned after eating. Wang Moulong died after being rescued, and Wang Moufeng was rescued from the rescue. Danger. It was identified that both were poisonous rodent poisoning, and the flour in the noodle holder and Wang Mousheng's flour was detected in the flour.

Our court re-examined that the main evidence that the original trial found that Wu Chunhong committed intentional homicide was that Wu Chunhong had visited the victim's house one morning before the crime, and Wu Chunhong had made a confession of guilt, and witness testimony, on-site investigation records, and criminal technical appraisal. Conclusion etc. However, after trial, Wu Chunhong's guilty confession about multiple crime details was inconsistent, and contradicted with some witness testimony. The motives and timing of the guilt confession were unreasonable, and Wu Chunhong had withdrawn his confession during the investigation stage and denied the crime. . This case lacks objective evidence to prove Wu Chunhong's crime and cannot exclude the possibility of others committing the crime. To sum up, the evidence based on the original verdict did not form a complete chain, and did not meet the standard of true and sufficient proof. The original trial found that Wu Chunhong's facts of intentional homicide were unclear and the evidence was insufficient. After research by our court's trial committee, Wu Chunhong and her defenders considered Wu Chunhong's innocence, and Henan Provincial People's Procuratorate's suggestion that the indictment of Wu Chunhong should be changed was correct, which was in line with the criminal trial principle of suspicion of guilt. In accordance with Article 256 of the Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China, Article 236 (1) (c) and the Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on the Application of the Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China The above judgment shall be made in accordance with Article 389, paragraph 2.

Reporter: What will the court do next in this case?

Presiding Judge: After the sentencing, Wu Chunhong has been released in court. The collegiate bench has informed Wu Chunhong that he can apply to our court for state compensation according to law, and our court will make a compensation decision in accordance with law. At the same time, we will seriously reflect on the problems existing in the handling of the case, learn from each other, and learn from lessons to ensure that each case handled can withstand the test of history and law.