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The public became aware of the incident when the victim’s son posted a video on the Chinese social media platform, Douyin.
The celebrations continued till the local police stepped in. (Photo Credits: X)
A Chinese man, convicted of murder and sentenced to 20 years in prison, caused a stir on social media when he threw a lavish banquet outside the victim’s house and set off firecrackers to celebrate his release. Despite the victim’s family’s pleas for him to stop, he persisted, only ceasing when local police intervened.
The public became aware of the incident when the victim’s son posted a video on the Chinese social media platform, Douyin, sharing his emotions about the entire occurrence, according to the South China Morning Post (SCMP). In the video, he also recalled the murder of his father and the subsequent sentencing of the killer.
This murderer who was just released from prison in Mianyang, Sichuan was so arrogant: he set off firecrackers and held a banquet for 18 tables! On November 20, a man from Mianyang, Sichuan, revealed that his father’s murderer was released from prison 20 years later and held an 18-table banquet in front of his home. He walked on the red carpet and set off firecrackers in an arrogant and provocative manner, saying that this was a secondary injury to the victim’s family. Netizen: It seems that the prison reform is not very effective! pic.twitter.com/PuHQExxrGa— Sound of Hope – Current Situation in China (@SoundOfHope_SOH) November 20, 2024
“If I had the chance, I’d like to talk to the killer. Not to vent my anger, but to understand why he made the choice that brought so much pain to two families. But on the day of his release, I was met with blatant provocation and overwhelming malice,” the victim’s son, Xiang, expressed himself in one of the videos.
In the video, Xiang revealed that when he was 15 and his father was 39, three murderers, hired by their neighbour, killed his father. According to Xiang, his father was murdered in his bedroom, and the body was later burned. Xiang never saw the body and was shielded from the traumatic event by his family. He also mentioned that the killers had been monitoring and threatening the family. Xiang attributed the killing to a dispute within his father’s family.
According to SCMP, one user said on Douyin, “Why were so many people at the banquet? What were they thinking?”
Another asked, “What was the point of 20 years in prison? If he received a reduced sentence, it was clearly a mistake.”
“A murderer like this shouldn’t have been released. Investigate that prison thoroughly,” a user commented.
