Perilous Times
Report: Man axes 3 to death in south China
The Associated Press
Wednesday, August 25, 2010; 6:40 AM
BEIJING -- A man reportedly angry over his divorce axed a woman and two
children to death early Wednesday and wounded three others, state media
cited police as saying.
The 37-year-old man named Liang Dongqiu allegedly killed his
sister-in-law and a boy and a girl, aged nine and eight respectively,
in the city of Hechi in the Guangxi region, the official Xinhua News
Agency said.
Calls to the Hechi city police rang unanswered.
Liang also wounded his 72-year-old father-in-law and two neighbors, the
report said. Xinhua cited police as saying Liang's rampage was sparked
by his wife divorcing him.
Police have arrested Liang and are holding him in custody, the report
said.
China has seen a spate of violent attacks at schools and in public
spaces this year that have left dozens dead and wounded scores more.
The seemingly unrelated attacks have prompted calls for more attention
to diagnosing serious mental illnesses and concern over the toll
economic disparity and stress are taking on the nation's emotional
health.
Assailants in previous attacks often had mental illness, grudges
against their victims or anger over personal failures.