China News Service, Nanchang, September 9th (Reporter Liu Zhankun and Li Yunhan) On the morning of the 9th, the Intermediate People's Court of Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province conducted a first-instance public sentence on the defendant Lao Rongzhi's intentional homicide, robbery, and kidnapping according to law.
The defendant, Lao Rongzhi, was guilty of intentional homicide, robbery, kidnapping, and several crimes, and decided to execute the death penalty, deprived of political rights for life, and confiscated all personal property.
The picture shows the announcement posted at the entrance of the Nanchang Intermediate People's Court.
Photo by Liu Zhankun
After the trial, it was found that the defendant Lao Rongzhi and Fa Ziying (a judgment in a separate case) were in a romantic relationship.
Between 1996 and 1999, the two conspired and divided labor. Lao Rongzhi was engaged in escort services in entertainment venues, searching for the target of the crime, and Fa Ziying committed violence in Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, and Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province. , Hefei City, Anhui Province jointly carried out 4 robberies, kidnappings, and intentional homicides.
After the incident, Lao Rongzhi absconded using pseudonyms such as "Shirley" and was arrested by public security officers on November 28, 2019.
At 9 o'clock on the 9th, Lao Rongzhi's case involving intentional homicide, robbery, and kidnapping was opened again in Nanchang Intermediate People's Court.
Photo by Liu Zhankun
The court found that the defendant, Lao Rongzhi, in collaboration with others, deliberately and illegally deprived the victim of his life, and his behavior has constituted the crime of intentional homicide; for the purpose of illegal possession, the use of violence and threats to rob the victim’s property has constituted a crime of robbery; The kidnapping of the victim for the purpose of property constitutes the crime of kidnapping.
Lao Rongzhi played a major role in the joint crime and was the principal offender. He should be punished in accordance with all the crimes in which he participated.
After returning to the case, Lao Rongzhi truthfully confessed the facts of his kidnapping in Changzhou.
Lao Rongzhi intentionally killed five people; the robbery caused one death, the amount of robbery was huge, and there was a plot of house robbery; the kidnapping caused one death, and the ransom was more than 70,000 yuan. The crime plot was particularly bad, the methods were particularly cruel, and the subjective viciousness Deep, personal danger and social harm are extremely serious, and the consequences and crimes are extremely serious and should be punished in accordance with the law.
Although there is a confession, it is not enough to give a lighter punishment.
Lao Rongzhi committed several crimes and should be punished in accordance with the law.
Then the above judgment was made.
After the verdict was pronounced in the first instance, the defendant, Lao Rongzhi, appealed in court.
The defendant's relatives, deputies to the National People's Congress, members of the CPPCC, media reporters and some members of the public listened to the verdict.
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