A court in China has handed down a suspended death sentence to a man who drove his car into a crowd of people, including students, at a primary school in Hunan province last month, Bloomberg reports.
The sentence was delivered Monday by a local court in Changde city.
The driver, identified as Huang Wen, was convicted of endangering public safety by dangerous means, according to China Central Television (CCTV). The attack injured 30 people, including 18 primary school students, and caused significant damage to school property.
According to the court ruling, as cited by CCTV, Huang was motivated by anger stemming from investment losses and family conflicts. He was arrested at the scene of the incident.
The suspended death sentence means that Huang will face execution in two years if he does not show good behavior during that time. If he behaves well, his sentence could be commuted to life in prison.
This incident occurred just days after a separate deadly car attack in Zhuhai, where a 62-year-old man drove into pedestrians at a sports center, killing 35 people. This incident was reported to be the deadliest known act of civilian violence in China since President Xi Jinping implemented a widespread surveillance system to enhance national security.
