China News Service, Nanchang, December 21st. Title: Directly hit the scene of the Lao Rongzhi trial: The defendant repented and apologized in court for not accepting some of the charges
Reporter Liu Zhankun Li Yunhan Huashan
On the morning of the 21st, the Intermediate People's Court of Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province opened a trial of the defendant Lao Rongzhi in a case involving intentional homicide, kidnapping, and robbery.
At the court hearing, Lao Rongzhi lowered his head and sobbed from time to time, expressing remorse for his behavior, but did not accept some of the charges.
On the morning of the 21st, the Intermediate People's Court of Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province opened a trial of the defendant Lao Rongzhi in a case involving intentional homicide, kidnapping, and robbery.
Photo by Liu Zhankun
Lao Rongzhi was arrested 23 years ago and absconded with the murder case
On July 29, 1996, the Public Security Bureau of Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province filed and investigated a robbery and intentional homicide case at No. 602, Bamao 1st Lane, Donghu District, Nanchang City, and issued a warrant for the crime on August 18 of the same year. The suspect Lao Rongzhi pursued and escaped.
The picture shows the entrance of the Intermediate People's Court of Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province.
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On November 28, 2019, the criminal suspect, Lao Rongzhi, was arrested by the Xiamen City Police in Fujian Province. On December 5 of the same year, the Nanchang Public Security Bureau sent personnel to Nanchang.
The Nanchang People’s Procuratorate intervened in the investigation in advance on December 12, 2019. On December 15 of the same year, the Nanchang Public Security Bureau requested the criminal suspect Lao Rongzhi for review and arrest.
After accepting the case, the Nanchang People’s Procuratorate notified the criminal suspect Lao Rongzhi of his rights and obligations in accordance with the law, and interrogated the criminal suspect in accordance with the law.
The picture shows the entrance of the Intermediate People's Court of Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province. A large number of reporters and citizens lined up to apply for observation.
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On December 17, 2019, the People's Procuratorate of Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province approved the arrest of the criminal suspect Lao Rongzhi in accordance with the law.
On August 31, 2020, the People's Procuratorate of Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province filed a public prosecution in the Nanchang Intermediate People's Court against Lao Rongzhi on suspicion of intentional homicide, kidnapping, and robbery.
On the morning of the 21st, the Intermediate People's Court of Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province opened a trial of the defendant Lao Rongzhi in a case involving intentional homicide, kidnapping, and robbery.
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Procuratorate charges: Lao Rongzhi conspired to commit robbery, kidnapping and intentional homicide
According to Nanchang People’s Procuratorate, the defendant Lao Rongzhi and Fa Ziying (a separate case dealt with) are in a relationship.
Between 1996 and 1999, the two conspired and had a clear division of labor. Lao Rongzhi worked as an attendant in entertainment venues (commonly known as "sitting on the stage") to identify wealthy people as targets for crimes. They were in Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province. Changzhou City in Jiangsu Province and Hefei City in Anhui Province jointly committed crimes of robbery, kidnapping and intentional homicide.
The picture shows the entrance of the Intermediate People's Court of Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province. A large number of reporters and citizens lined up to apply for observation.
Photo by Liu Zhankun
After the incident, Lao Rongzhi absconded using pseudonyms such as "Shirley".
On November 28, 2019, Lao Rongzhi was arrested by the public security organs.
Lao Rongzhi confessed: please don't demonize me
"I want to be frank and open, and I also want to pursue a normal career. In some respects, I am also a victim." At the court trial, Lao Rongzhi lowered his head and sobbed from time to time, claiming that he did not dare to face himself during his more than 20 years of escape. , Ashamed of his family, the victim and their families.
Lao Rongzhi pleaded guilty in court, but did not recognize some of the charges charged by the procuratorate.
At the court hearing, Lao Rongzhi lowered his head and sobbed from time to time, expressing remorse for his behavior, but did not accept some of the charges.
Photo courtesy of Nanchang Intermediate People's Court
"Please don't demonize me. I admit everything I have done." Lao Rongzhi pleaded guilty in court, but did not recognize some of the charges charged by the public prosecutor.
Lao Rongzhi claimed that he had been coerced by Faziying and would be beaten if he violated the will of Faziying. His skull had been sunken and his lips had been stitched.
To the victim’s family, Lao Rongzhi apologized to the victim and his family, and expressed his willingness to use his only savings of more than 30,000 yuan to compensate the victim.
The defendant and the victim’s family spoke together but had different views on the case
"I can quit smoking, quit bad habits, and the whole family will pay the victim together." After the court was closed at noon that day, Lao Rongzhi's second brother, Lao Shengqiao, apologized to the victim and his family in an interview with a reporter from Chinanews.com, saying he was willing Within the financial capacity, do your best to compensate the victim’s family with the whole family.
The picture shows Lao Rongzhi's second brother, Lao Shengqiao, being interviewed by reporters.
Photo by Liu Zhankun
In addition, Lao Shengqiao said that after his sister Lao Rongzhi's accident, the family did not dare to go outside to contact more people.
One of the victims, Xiong Qiyi's sister-in-law, Xiong Zhengying and Liu Zhankun
"We just want the criminal suspect to be punished by law, and we hope that Lao Rongzhi will be sentenced to death." Xiong Zhengying, the sister-in-law of one of the victims of this case, Xiong Qiyi, said that the murderer's behavior was bad and even a three-year-old child would not be spared.
At the same time, Xiong Qiyi hit his parents tremendously after his death, hoping that the legal trial can give the deceased an explanation.
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