Policeman detained for fatally shooting pregnant woman

A police officer in South China was detained on Monday on allegations of shooting and killing a pregnant woman.

The incident is the fourth case in the past two years of a police officer being accused of using an issued firearm to kill innocent people, and has reignited a debate on police abuse of guns.

Authorities say the incident happened at 10 pm in a restaurant in Guigang, in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.