Driver in car assault gets death sentence

The man who drove a car into a crowd, killing five and injuring 13 in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, in January, was sentenced to death on Monday.

The Intermediate People's Court of Guangzhou handed down the verdict to 22-year-old Wen Qingyun for endangering public security by dangerous means.

The incident occurred in Guangzhou's Tianhe district on the afternoon of Jan 11.

Wen, venting personal emotion, rammed into pedestrians and road facilities with the car, causing serious consequences — multiple deaths, injuries and property loss, the court found.

The means by which he committed the crime was extremely cruel and the consequences were extremely serious, it ruled.