Man sentenced to death with reprieve for cutting off victim's head

A man who used a kitchen knife to cut off the head of a restaurant owner in Wuhan, Hubei province, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve by a court on Wednesday.

Hu Zedong, 23, decapitated the owner, surnamed Yao, during a dispute that erupted during Hu's job interview at the restaurant in February last year near Wuchang railway station, according to the Wuhan Intermediate People's Court.

After the bloody killing, Hu took Yao's money, the court said. The police arrested him on the spot. Hu was charged with murder and theft, according to his lawyer, Yu Qiu.