Three boys to face trial over child’s murder in case that shocks China
Suspects, all under 14 at time, are accused of bullying classmate over long period before killing him in Hebei last month
China will put three boys on trial for allegedly murdering another child, a provincial prosecutor has said, in a case that has shocked the country and sparked public debate over the treatment of juvenile offenders.
The three suspects, all aged under 14 at the time of the murder, are accused of bullying a 13-year-old middle-school classmate surnamed Wang over a long period before killing him last month in Hebei.