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外刊原文

Student accused of murdering his

mother stands trial

By EDITH MUTETHYA in Nairobi, Kenya | China Daily

Updated: Aug 28, 2021

Wu Xieyu, a former Peking University student accused of killing his mother five years ago, stood trial at the Fuzhou Intermediate People's Court in Fujian province on Thursday. He was charged with intentional homicide, fraud and illegal identity card purchase,the court said in a statement.

法院在一份声明中表示，5年前被控杀害母亲的北京大学学生吴谢宇，周四在福建省福州市中级人民法院受审，他被指控故意杀人、诈骗和非法购买身份证等罪行。

Prosecutors said Wu prepared to kill his mother, then 48, in early 2015 and did the killing at home in Fuzhou on Tuly 10 that year with some knives he had bought online. Wu later "borrowed" 1.44 million vuan($220,000) from relatives and friends after deceiving them by saying that his mother would be accompanying him when he traveled overseas to study prosecutors said,adding that he squandered the money instead.

检察官称，2015年初，吴谢宇策划杀死其48岁的母亲，并于当周周二在福州家中用网上买的刀进行了杀人行径。吴谢宇后来“向亲友借了144万元(22万美元) ，骗他们说其母亲会陪读。同时他补充道，这笔钱被他大手大脚花掉了。”

His mother's body was found on Feb 14,2016,in her apartment in the faculty dormitory of a middle schoolin Fuzhou capital of Fujian after family members became suspicious after failing to get in touch with her for a long time. In March 2016 Fuzhou police offered a reward for information leading to Wu's arrest, saying he was a suspect in the killing of his mother.

2016年2月14日，由于家人长时间没有联系到吴谢宇母亲，产生了怀疑，并在福州一所中学教职员宿舍的公寓发现了她的尸体。2016年3月，福州警方悬赏捉拿吴谢宇，称他是杀害其母亲的嫌疑人。

A statement released by the court did not say whether Wu pleaded guilty.

法院发表的一份声明没有说吴是否认罪，法院随后将作出判决。

表达积累

单词

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Peking University 北京大学

be sentenced to death 判处死刑

Intermediate People's Court  中级人民法院

fraud 欺诈

identity cards 身份证

death penalty  死刑

punishment 惩罚，处罚

fine 罚款

prosecutor 检察官

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The Fuzhou Intermediate People's Court said Wu Xieyu was also found guilty of fraud and illegally buying identity cards and it decided to give the 26-year-old the death penalty after combining the punishments. It also fined him 103,000 yuan.

福建省福州市中级人民法院以26岁的被告人吴谢宇犯故意杀人罪、诈骗罪、买卖身份证件罪，数罪并罚，决定执行死刑，并处罚金人民币十万三千元。

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