A Killer's Case and Death Penalty Dilemmas

By raping and murdering a 19-year-old woman before killing her 3-year-old brother, Li Changkui incurred the wrath of the victims' relatives, a Yunnan Province village stunned by the horror, and eventually a local court.

The Zhaotong Prefecture Intermediate Court last year convicted Li, 28, of intentional homicide and rape for the May 16, 2009, incidents before condemning him to death.