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New Straits Times
7 hours ago
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- New Straits Times
#SHOWBIZ: Chinese actor Zhang Yiyang executed for 16-year-old girlfriend's murder
BEIJING: Chinese actor Zhang Yiyang was reportedly executed by firing squad in December last year for the murder of his 16-year-old girlfriend. AsiaOne reported yesterday that Yiyang, who was 34 years old, is the first celebrity in China to have received a death sentence. According to court documents reportedly released by Xianyang authorities in Shaanxi, his girlfriend, identified only as Miss Zhang, was 15 when they began dating and had expressed a desire to end their relationship. Yiyang opposed the breakup and, during their arguments, threatened to take his own life. On Feb 26, 2022, he lured her to a forest under the pretence of celebrating her birthday. There, he fatally attacked her with a pocketknife, severing her carotid artery and windpipe with multiple cuts. Following the brutal act, he returned home to change his clothes, subsequently disposing of them and her mobile phone in a river. Court documents also revealed that he then attempted suicide at a hotel, but was discovered by staff who alerted the police. He was sentenced to death for intentional homicide and was executed on Dec 18, 2024. Yiyang's film, 'Jie You Yin Sheng Guan', was released posthumously in March this year. Recently, netizens on the platform Douban began giving the film one-star ratings, heavily criticising its release despite its lead actor being a convicted murderer.
AsiaOne
12 hours ago
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- AsiaOne
Chinese actor Zhang Yiyang revealed to have been executed for murder of 16-year-old girlfriend , Entertainment News
Chinese actor Zhang Yiyang was recently revealed to have been executed by a firing squad in December last year for killing his 16-year-old girlfriend. He was 34 years old and is the first celebrity in China to have been handed a death sentence. According to a court document released by Xianyang, Shaanxi, his girlfriend surnamed Zhang - who was 15 years old when they first dated - had wanted to break up. Yiyang was opposed to it and threatened to kill himself during their quarrels. On Feb 26, 2022, he lured her into a forest in the guise of celebrating her birthday and cut her neck multiple times with a pocketknife, rupturing her carotid artery and windpipe. He then went home to change his clothes, before throwing them and her mobile phone into a river. The court document revealed he then tried to commit suicide in a hotel but was found by staff who called the police. The court sentenced him to death for intentional homicide, and he was executed on Dec 18, 2024. Yiyang's posthumous film Jie You Yin Sheng Guan premiered in March this year, and netizens recently took to Douban to give one-star ratings, criticising its release despite its lead actor being executed for murder. One netizen remarked: "The male lead actor was executed for murder, but the movie he starred in still premiered." Samaritans of Singapore: 1800-221-4444 Singapore Association for Mental Health: 1800-283-7019 Institute of Mental Health's Mental Health Helpline: 6389-2222 Silver Ribbon: 6386-1928 Tinkle Friend: 1800-274-4788 Community Health Assessment Team: 6493-6500/1 Counselling TOUCHline (Counselling): 1800-377-2252 TOUCH Care Line (for seniors, caregivers): 6804-6555 Care Corner Counselling Centre (Mandarin): 1800-353-5800 Online resources [[nid:720332]] syarifahsn@
