A several hit-and-runs left 30 people dead And 43 injured in China. The author He hit a group with his vehicle of people in front of a sports center in the Chinese city of Zhuhai (Guangzhou, south) then fled, local police reported on Tuesday.
The event occurred on Monday at 7:48 p.m. local time (11:48 a.m. GMT), when the suspect, identified as Fan According to a police press release, he crushed a group of pedestrians with a small car close to Xiangzhou District Sports Center.
After the accident, the the driver fled until he was arrested by the police “then he was holding a knife and tried to hurt himself,” according to local authorities. Although he was seriously injured, Fan was taken to a medical center, where remains treated in a state of unconsciousness And in custody.
For the moment, his condition does not allow for questioning, police said. The lives of the 43 injured are not in dangeraccording to the press release. Based on initial investigations, which included review of security camera recordings, interviews with witnesses and analysis of electronic evidence, authorities indicated that the attack may have been motivated by “dissatisfaction” with the inmate regarding the division of property after her recent divorce.
The police criminal proceedings have been initiated against Fan on the charge of use dangerous methods threaten the safety of the community. He the attack caused a shock in Chinaincluding the president, Xi Jinpingurged this Tuesday “to make every effort to treat the injured” and demanded that the culprit be “punished in accordance with the law”, reported the official Xinhua agency.
Last year saw an increase in the number of indiscriminate attacks on pedestrians in the Asian country, usually carried out by knife-wielding attackers, although attacks on crowds were recorded.
Last year, an accident against a crowd of pedestrians also in the Canton Province It left six people dead and 29 injured. The local press and Internet users generally refer to these episodes as “revenge against society”, because they are attacks in which the perpetrator acts against innocent people motivated by frustration due to legal, sentimental or commercial conflicts.
