China has executed a man over the fatal stabbing of a Japanese schoolboy in Shenzhen, southern China, in September last year, it was learned Monday.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry informed the Japanese Embassy in Beijing the same day of the execution of Zhong Changchun, but did not provide details, such as when and where the punishment was carried out, diplomatic sources said.
The stabbing, which took place on Sept. 18, 2024, occurred as the 10-year-old boy was walking to a local Japanese school. The boy was stabbed in the stomach with a knife and died the following day.
In January, a district court in the Chinese city sentenced Zhong to death, describing his act as extremely malicious.
The man's trial did not reveal whether he specifically targeted a Japanese national. While the Japanese government has urged its Chinese counterpart to get to the bottom of the matter, Beijing has claimed that the case was a one-off incident.
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