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Student who lent weapons ruled an accessory

A university student surnamed Guo was recently sentenced to eight months in prison after he lent a knife and a dagger to two fellow villagers who used them to rob someone in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan province.

Zhengzhou Intermediate People's Court said Guo, a sophomore student, was an accessory because he lent the weapons in the knowledge they would be used in a crime, even though he refused to participate in the act itself.