Beijing:
A Chinese university student who stabbed his sleeping roommate to death because he snored too much was given a suspended death sentence, state media reported on Friday.
The court in Changchun, capital of northeast Jilin province, handed down the sentence to 24-year-old Guo Liwei who confessed to stabbing his roommate to death in November, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
A suspended death sentence is usually changed to life in prison after two years, if the person shows good behaviour.
Guo confessed to stabbing Zhao Yan, 23, in the chest and back in their room at Jilin Agricultural University, Xinhua said.
Guo previously complained to Zhao about his snoring and posted video of him snoring on a university Web site, which created more tension between the two, the report said.
Guo was also ordered to pay the victim's family 270-thousand yuan (40-thousand US dollars) by the Changchun Intermediate People's Court.
Violent crime has been on the rise in China, especially as the country's rapid economic development has created a growing rich-poor gap.
The court in Changchun, capital of northeast Jilin province, handed down the sentence to 24-year-old Guo Liwei who confessed to stabbing his roommate to death in November, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
A suspended death sentence is usually changed to life in prison after two years, if the person shows good behaviour.
Guo confessed to stabbing Zhao Yan, 23, in the chest and back in their room at Jilin Agricultural University, Xinhua said.
Guo previously complained to Zhao about his snoring and posted video of him snoring on a university Web site, which created more tension between the two, the report said.
Guo was also ordered to pay the victim's family 270-thousand yuan (40-thousand US dollars) by the Changchun Intermediate People's Court.
Violent crime has been on the rise in China, especially as the country's rapid economic development has created a growing rich-poor gap.
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