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| Waitress free in official's death | Waitress free in official's death |
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| A Chinese waitress who killed a local government official after he allegedly assaulted her has been set free by a court in Hubei province. | |
| The court ruled that Deng Yujiao, who worked in a karaoke bar, had acted in self-defence. She has been diagnosed with a "mental imbalance". | The court ruled that Deng Yujiao, who worked in a karaoke bar, had acted in self-defence. She has been diagnosed with a "mental imbalance". |
| The trial lasted less than two hours, as crowds of people waited outside. | |
| Her case has received widespread sympathy on across China, and has been widely discussed on internet forums. | |
| 'Injustice' | 'Injustice' |
| An outcry broke out when Ms Deng was initially charged with murder, and the charges were later changed to assault. | An outcry broke out when Ms Deng was initially charged with murder, and the charges were later changed to assault. |
| Police had said Ms Deng, 21, acted with "excessive defence" when she allegedly killed Deng Guida and injured another man, Huang Dezhi, with a knife after she refused to join them in a bath on 10 May, reports said. | Police had said Ms Deng, 21, acted with "excessive defence" when she allegedly killed Deng Guida and injured another man, Huang Dezhi, with a knife after she refused to join them in a bath on 10 May, reports said. |
| The two men were township officials of Badong county. | The two men were township officials of Badong county. |
| A police statement said that the men pushed, shoved and insulted Ms Deng, China's official Xinhua news agency said. | A police statement said that the men pushed, shoved and insulted Ms Deng, China's official Xinhua news agency said. |
| Caijing business magazine reported that Ms Deng had been diagnosed with a "mental imbalance", quoting lawyers saying she could be set free. | Caijing business magazine reported that Ms Deng had been diagnosed with a "mental imbalance", quoting lawyers saying she could be set free. |
| Chinese websites have praised Ms Deng for fighting injustice and posted poems and songs in her support. | Chinese websites have praised Ms Deng for fighting injustice and posted poems and songs in her support. |
| The strong public interest in the case prompted the local government in Badong to post a statement online promising a fair hearing. | The strong public interest in the case prompted the local government in Badong to post a statement online promising a fair hearing. |