Man gets death for SUV ramming, stabbing rampage

A man who killed 15 people when he rammed into a crowd with his SUV and then attacked passers-by in Hengyang's Hengdong county in Hunan province was sentenced to death on Wednesday.

Yang Zanyun drove his Land Rover into pedestrians at Mijiang Square in the county at around 7:30 pm on Sept 12 and then went on a rampage with a dagger and a shovel. He was detained later.

Fifteen people died in the attack and 43 were injured, including six seriously.