Malicious driver who killed 7 arrested in E China

FUZHOU - Police in east China's Fujian Province have arrested a man suspected of intentionally killing seven pedestrians and injuring 12 others while driving a car, said local procurators.

Driver kills seven in East China

The procuratorate of Minhou County approved the arrest of the suspect, surnamed Lin, on the charge of endangering public safety through dangerous methods on Sunday, according to a statement issued by the provincial procuratorate on Monday.

At 11:21 a.m. on April 28, Lin allegedly plowed into pedestrians in a rented Lexus sedan, killing six people, including three children, on the spot en route from Changle City to Minhou County, said the statement.

A police investigation found the 37-year-old originally planned the trip to Minhou to retaliate against his wife's parents because he believed the couple was behind his wife's multiple requests for a divorce.

The morning before the rampage, Lin had attended a court trial over the divorce dispute at Changle.

Further investigation by police is under way.