Beijing University professor wounded father denies guilt

Cengmou do in court for his innocence. Photo reporter Pudong Feng

(Reporter Wang in autumn) that no longer cared for his wife after suffering from cancer, aged 45, an associate professor of Beijing University, a relationship with his wife, therefore Cengmou discord, and the father an argument in the other person pushed to the ground, causing the elderly rib fractures. Yesterday morning, Zengmou suspected crime of intentional injury in the Haidian court trial for allegations that he denied his guilt in court. Previously, he gave his wife abandoned prosecution of the crime, but then they drop the the.

10 am yesterday, has been released on bail Zengmou company of a lawyer came to court. He was tall and slim, wearing glasses, when in answer to the judge's questioning voice low. This reporter learned that the first case hearing, Cengmou pleaded guilty, but later objected to the criminal facts, apply for re-hearing. According to the prosecutors alleged, September 18, 2008 morning, Zengmou in Qinghe, Haidian District, home, and 70 years of age due to a trivial altercation father Mr. Lee, the two ripping each other, the Zengmou father pushed it back in the chest on the ground, causing multiple rib fractures of the left side of Lee, was identified as minor injuries.

Family alarm, Cengmou by a police officer arrested, was released on bail the next day.

"He (father) I did not cause injury, is a fall, this is not intentional injury." Face of the prosecution allegations, Cengmou denied guilt. He said that in 2007 he was suffering from colon cancer, his wife and living with her parents no longer cared for on their own, under the deep contradiction between the two sides plot. On the day morning, he put the lid down on the ground, causing dissatisfaction father, then father also came up big in the kitchen cooking noises, the two sides quarrel. He took a kitchen knife rack in the father-shoulder trying to scare each other what was under his wife persuaded, the father beat him with a broom, in pulling the Cengmou will father pushed to the ground, causing the other rib fractures.

Cengmou defender of the innocent for him to defend. Counsel, Mr. Lee's injury is caused by lying on the ground, not Cengmou direct result of negligence should be punished. And there is no subjective Zengmou vicious, although Cengmou academically strong, but is weak in dealing with interpersonal skills, coupled with the spirit after cancer was found a lot of pressure, with his wife and parents-long conflict. Proposal was not held criminally responsible.

Cengmou wife of 42 years, the Beijing Dance Academy's teachers, the two have a 3 year old child. After the incident, Zengmou has indicted the wife not to take care of their own, asked the judiciary to abandon his wife's responsibility to investigate the crime, but have since withdrawal, and compensation to the wife and her parents of 4 million yuan. Taking into account a prison Zengmou influence on children, said his wife and father have been forgiven Cengmou behavior, does not require that he be investigated for criminal liability.

"We have not divorced, or a family, I think this is the conflict within the family," the trial last, Cengmou said, "I am very sincere repentance, and he (father) to apologize, but I do not admit guilt, it is my bottom line. "sentencing in court is not the case.

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Pursue criminal prosecution can only hope to avoid

After the incident, where the North Zengmou Information Science and Technology wrote to prosecutors to prove, a hospital official said, as far as they know, this issue causes are complex and not entirely the fault of people who had a side. At the same time, I happened to Cengmou home, and did not cause any social impact, hope's Procuratorate from the family harmony, social harmony point of view charges to be withdrawn. And Zengmou also recuperate, if not held criminally responsible, "help to restore his body to do something for the country as much work." Schools, said Cengmou from July 2007 colon cancer patient after surgery to radiotherapy and chemotherapy, has been home on sick leave. In accordance with the provisions of Peking University, held criminally responsible if, Cengmou may face loss of public punishment. "This has been a teacher for the terminally ill have no doubt in dire straits."

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A long-standing family conflicts

Cengmou told reporters after court, his family conflicts is not one or two days. In 2007 he was diagnosed with cancer, his wife is very cold to him, not only did not dig too much for his medical treatment, also did not take care of him, and he took off his glasses Shi Lei: "I am hospitalized, she did not view even the phone no fight. "living with her parents but also encouraged his wife to divorce him. So his wife and her parents have a lot. Cengmou home neighbors confirmed that, indeed often heard Cengmou family quarrel came threw things around and the sound of a man and a woman, "two or three times a monthly basis, arguing about."