Criminal with mental problems ordered to receive treatment
Updated: 2013-03-22 19:22
(chinadaily.com.cn)
|
||||||||
A district court in Shanghai ordered a man with mental health problems who committed attempted rape to receive compulsory treatment, the first decision of its kind following the revision of the Chinese criminal law in 2012.
According to a report in the Shanghai Morning Post on Friday, the court of Huangpu district ordered the man surnamed Zhou, who committed the crime on Dec 7 but was exempted from criminal responsibility after an analysis showed that he has mental health problems, to receive treatment.
Zhou, a college student, followed the victim to a female restroom in a school and tried to rape her after threatening her with a knife. After meeting resistance, the man snatched a cellphone from the victim and escaped, the newspaper reported.
Before announcing the decision, court officials talked to Zhou's doctors and agreed with the request for compulsory treatment made by a prosecuting department. The court said Zhou would continue to harm others if left untreated.
- Li Na on Time cover, makes influential 100 list
- FBI releases photos of 2 Boston bombings suspects
- World's wackiest hairstyles
- Sandstorms strike Northwest China
- Never-seen photos of Madonna on display
- H7N9 outbreak linked to waterfowl migration
- Dozens feared dead in Texas plant blast
- Venezuelan court rules out manual votes counting
Most Viewed
Editor's Picks
American abroad |
Industry savior: Big boys' toys |
New commissioner
|
Liaoning: China's oceangoing giant |
TCM - Keeping healthy in Chinese way |
Poultry industry under pressure |
Today's Top News
Boston bombing suspect reported cornered on boat
7.0-magnitude quake hits Sichuan
Cross-talk artist helps to spread the word
'Green' awareness levels drop in Beijing
Palace Museum spruces up
First couple on Time's list of most influential
H7N9 flu transmission studied
Trading channels 'need to broaden'
US Weekly
Beyond Yao
|
Money power |