A MAN who killed his wife and stored her body in a freezer for three months was sentenced to death Thursday by the Shanghai No.2 Intermediate People’s Court.

The court said Zhu Xiaodong married Yang Liping on Dec. 31, 2015. On the morning of Oct. 17, 2016, he choke her to death over a dispute at their home in Hongkou District in Shanghai. He then hid her body in the freezer.

Zhu turned himself in to the police Feb. 1, 2017, the court said.

He concealed Yang’s death for a long period of time, during which he used her money and ID card to travel around and check into hotels with other women.

Zhu “recklessly squandered money on personal pleasure and he showed little regret,” the court said, adding that it was a severe crime that brings widespread repercussions to the society. Zhu was not granted any leniency even though he gave himself up.

“Justice finally arrived,” Yang’s father Yang Ganlian said after the hearing.

The court has not revealed whether or not Zhu has appealed for a lighter sentence.

The verdict came nearly nine months after the trial began Nov. 29, 2017. Over that period, Yang’s family demanded a tough sentence — they didn’t accept an apology or any compensation.  

(Shanghai Daily)