Kindergarten attacker sentenced to death

Kindergarten attacker sentenced to death

TAIZHOU, Jiangsu - A local court [kɔ:t](法庭) on Saturday sentenced(判刑) to death a man who attacked and hurt 29 children and three teachers at an eastern Chinese city kindergarten last month.

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The Taixing Intermediate [ˌɪntəˈmi:djət，ˌɪntəˈmiːdiət](中级) Court found Xu Yuyuan guilty of intentional homicide [ˈhɔmɪˌsaɪd, ˈhəʊmɪ-](杀人) after a half-day open trial, which was attended by 300 people.
Xu admitted to the court his motive [ˈməutiv](动机) was to vent [vent](发泄) his rage(仇恨) against society.

It was not known whether Xu would appeal [əˈpi:l](上诉) his sentence.

Twenty-nine children and three adults were injured when Xu attacked them with a knife, at Zhongxin Kindergarten in Taixing city on April 29.

A string of school attacks has shocked China in recent weeks. Police have been ordered to beef up(加强) security at school compounds and nearby residential communities.(社区)