On February 16, the Qingdao Intermediate People's Court of Shandong Province held a public hearing in the second instance of the dispute over the right to life of Jiang Ge's mother Jiang Qiulian and Liu Nuanxi (formerly known as Liu Xin).
During the trial, the collegial panel organized a court investigation and court debate. The two sides conducted sufficient evidence, cross-examination and debate on three key issues: whether the first instance violated legal procedures, whether Liu Nuanxi should bear the tort liability, and whether the amount of compensation determined by the first instance judgment was appropriate.
The appellant and the appellee's attorneys-in-law made their final presentations.
After nearly 4 hours of trial, the collegial panel announced an adjournment, and the case will be pronounced on a scheduled date.
In November 2016, Jiang Qiulian's daughter Jiang Ge was killed by Liu Nuanxi's ex-boyfriend Chen Shifeng in Tokyo, Japan.
Jiang Qiulian believes that in the murder of Jiang Ge, although Liu Nuanxi did not directly hurt anyone, he was at fault, and his fault had a direct causal relationship with Jiang Ge's death. He sued the People's Court of Chengyang District, Qingdao City for an order. Liu Nuanxi compensated more than 2.07 million yuan (RMB, the same below).
In January 2022, the Chengyang Court made a first-instance verdict: Liu Nuanxi compensated Jiang Qiulian for various economic losses of 496,000 yuan and 200,000 yuan for mental damage consolation.
The appellant, Liu Nuanxi, refused to accept the first-instance verdict and appealed to the Qingdao Intermediate People's Court, requesting that the first-instance verdict be revoked and the case remanded for retrial or commuted to reject all of Jiang Qiulian's claims.
(Reporter Hu Yaojie produced some videos of Zhou Jing from Qingdao Intermediate People's Court)
Responsible editor: [Ye Pan]