On December 26, 2023, the Qingdao Intermediate People's Court pronounced the first-instance verdict in the high-profile case of "1 dead and 6 injured at the North Gate of Shanke University". **Fu, who aroused widespread concern in the society, was sentenced to death, and at the same time, the court made financial compensation to the victim's family. However, for the families of the victims, the amount of compensation is insignificant compared to the pain of losing a loved one.
It is understood that Fu was a student at Shandong University of Science and Technology and was suspended by the school for committing theft. After suspending his studies, Fu was dissatisfied, and on April 19, 2023, he indiscriminately injured people with online knives near the bus station at the north gate of Shandong University of Science and Technology, resulting in injuries to many citizens and students, and finally caused a tragedy of 1 death and 6 injuries.
During the trial, Fu retracted his confession and argued that he was mentally ill and tried to evade legal punishment. However, according to the evidence found in the investigation by the public security organs, Fu also checked the basis for how the relevant mental illness escaped legal punishment on his mobile phone before committing the crime, as well as whether the money for compulsory treatment was paid by himself or borne by the state. These pieces of evidence are sufficient to prove that Fu X had full capacity at the time of the crime, and his defense is not established.
The court held that Fu did not sincerely admit his guilt and repentance after the incident, and the relevant circumstances were not sufficient to give him a lighter punishment. The court held that Fu's motives for committing the crime were despicable, the circumstances were particularly heinous, the consequences were particularly serious, and the personal danger and social harm were extremely great, and he should be severely punished in accordance with law.
Mr. Ge, a family member of the victim, told reporters that they were not completely satisfied with the verdict. In the end, he only paid more than 48,000 yuan for his wife's funeral expenses, and he believed that the value of a young and living person could not be measured by this money alone. And because ** is an adult with full responsibility capacity, he doesn't have to pay for this money at home, but he doesn't have any money himself, so they may not even get a little compensation in the end.
Mr. Ge said that at present, ** has filed an appeal, and he is also considering whether to continue to file a civil part of the appeal. He said that he has not yet told the truth about the death of the child's mother, "I have to wait until the child is sensible, and now I still have the responsibility to take care of the child." ”
This ** has brought a painful lesson to people. For schools, mental health education and counseling for students should be strengthened, and students' psychological problems should be discovered and solved in a timely manner. For society, it is necessary to pay more attention to the mental health problems of adolescents, and establish a sound psychological intervention mechanism and crisis management mechanism to avoid the recurrence of similar tragedies.
In this case, we should not only focus on the incident itself and the verdict, but also think about how to prevent similar tragedies from happening at the root. Only then can we truly bring comfort and justice to victims and their families.