A Chinese waitress who has become a cult figure after killing a Communist Party official has been allowed to walk free.
Deng Yujiao, 21, was working in a hotel in Hubei Province when a local Communist Party official demanded sex and pushed her down onto a lounge after throwing money at her. She refused to have sex with him and stabbed him to death with a fruit knife.
Deng was arrested but gained huge support on the internet and in parts of the Chinese media as a figure who stood up against a corrupt official.
Today she walked free after getting off murder charges. Instead she was found guilty of the lesser charge of causing injury with intent.
The result will be welcomed by throngs of bloggers who had written songs and poems about her as a symbol of resistance to widespread corruption amongst party cadres. |