A Chinese paramilitary policeman takes an oath ahead of the 96th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China in Kunming, Yunnan province, China, June 30, 2017. (Reuters file photo)BEIJING -- A court in southwest China said Friday it has sentenced to death a man who killed 19 people, including his parents and several other relatives, in a bloody rampage with a pickaxe. The Qujing City Intermediate People's Court in Yunnan province said Yang Qingpei, a 27-year-old labourer from Yema village, pleaded guilty and would not appeal the sentence. It said he knifed 17 other people to death, including relatives and neighbours, in an attempt to cover his tracks. Yang offered an apology to the relatives of the dead during his trial on July 19.

Source: Bangkok Post July 28, 2017 11:26 UTC