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20/08/2012
Gu Kailai Given Suspended Death Sentence For Niel Heywood Murder
Gu Kailai, the wife of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai, has been jailed for the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood.
Gu was found guilty of poisoning Mr Heywood on November 2011, she did not contest the charge at her one-day trial and received a suspended death sentence.
Mr Bo, the former party chief in Chongqing, was once seen as a contender for a national leadership position in a top-level reshuffle later this year.
But he has not been seen in public since the investigation into Gu was announced.
Gu's aide, Zhang Xiaojun, was jailed for nine years for his part in the murder.
Suspended death sentences in China are usually commuted to life imprisonment.
(H/GK)
Gu was found guilty of poisoning Mr Heywood on November 2011, she did not contest the charge at her one-day trial and received a suspended death sentence.
Mr Bo, the former party chief in Chongqing, was once seen as a contender for a national leadership position in a top-level reshuffle later this year.
But he has not been seen in public since the investigation into Gu was announced.
Gu's aide, Zhang Xiaojun, was jailed for nine years for his part in the murder.
Suspended death sentences in China are usually commuted to life imprisonment.
(H/GK)
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