At about 9:30 on the evening of August 27, 2018 a knife-and-hacking case occurred on Zhenchuan Road, Kunshan City, which aroused widespread public concern.
According to a video circulating on the Internet, a white BMW car drove into a non-motorized lane and had a dispute with a man riding a bicycle.
A man in the back seat of the BMW car got out of the car and quarreled with the cyclist. Despite the female companion’s persuasion, the two people still shoved eachother.
After some time, the BMW driver got out of the car, punched and kicked the bicyclist, then returned to the car and took out a long knife/machete and tried to slash the bicyclist.
Although the bicyclist tried to avoid the blows repeatedly, he was still hit. In the process, the BMW driver's machete dropped to the ground and the bicyclist picked up the machete and returned the violence by slashing at the BMW driver.
Then the BMW driver evacuated to the rear, and the cyclist chased after him and cutting him several times.
The Kunshan police issued a notice at 6:30 pm the next day (28th) that they had dispatched police to the scene as soon as the incident occurred and sent the injured bicyclist to a doctor for treatment and confirmed that the BMW driver ,L, died after the rescue failed." The cyclist ,Y, was not in danger of life."
The case was classified as a criminal case and under further investigation. The suspect Y. has been detained by the police the next day.
The deceased was a regular visitor to the prison
Reporters learned from the Kunshan People’s Court on the 29th that the deceased L's full name was L. H. He had the following criminal history:
In July 2001, L. H. was sentenced to 4 years and 6 months imprisonment by Beijing Dongcheng District People’s Court for theft; on September 7, 2006, L. H.was sentenced to administrative detention by Kunshan Public Security Bureau for 5 days for fighting.
In March 2007, L. H. was sentenced to 9 months imprisonment by this court for the crime of extortion.
On May 11, 2009, L. H. was sentenced to 3 years in prison for the crime of deliberately destroying property and was released on March 24, 2011.
In January 2013, L. H. stabbed a person out of pleural effusion with a folding knife during a fight.
On June 3, 2013, L. H. beat a man into a comminuted nasal bone fracture during a fight, on July 19 of the same year, L. H. was sentenced to 2 years and 2 months in prison for the crime of provoking trouble and intentional injury.
On May 13, 2014, L.H. was also sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison on suspicion of provoking trouble and intentional injury.
In other words, L.H. was arrested at least 5 times from 2001 to 2014, and the cumulative sentence has exceeded 10 years.
The "hacking incident" caused heated discussions. Some netizens posted photos and videos of the deceased L.H on social media, suggesting his identity as being a "gang boss" but police have not confirmed this and reminded the outside world not to spread unconfirmed news.
03-26-2021, 05:23 PM
