4 cops go on trial for murder

HARBIN: The murder trial of four policemen who allegedly beat a man to death eight years ago opened on Monday in Heilongjiang province.

The case is being heard at the people's court of Qing'an county.

The policemen, attached to the Qing'an police bureau, are accused of beating murder and robbery suspect Li Xiangfu to death with wooden poles while he was shackled to a heating radiator in May 2000, the Xinhua News Agency reported.