Wu Xie Yu, a scholar who was finally sentenced to death: An in-depth analysis of the psychological aberration trajectory and its social impact from a perfect scholar to a cold-blooded killer.
Reference**] Radio and Television Station, Beijing News series of reports.
As the dust settles on the murder of Wu Xie Yu's mother, which shocked the whole country, the Supreme People's Court approved the death sentence for Wu Xie Yu's crimes of intentional homicide, fraud, and buying and selling identity documents, thus bringing an end to this judicial trial that lasted for many years. Wu Xieyu, the former "perfect god", was finally severely punished by the law for his extremely cruel criminal methods, serious social impact and unrepentant attitude.
The beginning and end of Wu Xieyu's case reveals how an outstanding student who was originally high-profile went to the abyss of crime under family changes and personal psychological pressure. After his father's death, Wu Xieyu's pessimistic misanthropy gradually escalated, eventually leading him to have extreme thoughts of killing his mother. In July 2015, he ended his mother's life in a brutal manner, and subsequently used lies to defraud relatives and friends of money, and even bought multiple identity documents in an attempt to evade legal punishment.
Although during the trial of the case, Wu Xie Yu showed a strong desire to survive, not only expressing regret in court, but also writing a 10,000-word letter of repentance to relatives and friends to seek forgiveness, the severity of his criminal behavior and the social harm cannot be ignored. In the course of the trial, the Fujian Provincial High People's Court comprehensively considered all the evidence and found that Wu Xie Yu had complete ability to identify and control the crime at the time of committing the crime, that his criminal acts had been premeditated for a long time, that his methods were brutal, and that he still wantonly squandered funds by fraud after committing the crime, showed no remorse, and had an extremely bad social impact, so it ruled to reject his appeal, uphold the original verdict, and report to the Supreme People's Court for approval of the death penalty.
It is worth noting that Wu Xieyu's case has triggered in-depth public reflection on the lack of mental health education and the imperfect intervention mechanism for adolescent psychological crisis. Although the defence tried to mitigate his criminal responsibility on the grounds of possible mental illness, the court did not accept the application for a psychiatric evaluation because the available evidence was insufficient to support this argument. This case reminds us once again that no matter how good an individual's IQ is, the importance of personality development and mental health should not be underestimated, especially in the face of major life setbacks, timely psychological assistance and intervention are crucial.
Looking back on Wu Xieyu's life trajectory, from a model of a scholar in the eyes of everyone, to later going astray, the criminal behavior formed a sharp contrast with his previous image, which shocked the world, and also prompted all walks of life to deeply reflect on the values of education, the family education model and the adherence to the bottom line of social ethics and morality.
In short, Wu Xieyu's case is a tragedy, which not only reflects the terrible consequences that may result from an individual's psychological imbalance, but also highlights the zero-tolerance attitude of a society under the rule of law to any behavior that tramples on the bottom line of law and ethics. While respecting the court's decision, we must learn from it, pay attention to mental health education for young people, improve the psychosocial service system, and prevent similar tragedies from happening again.
Disclaimer] The above content is only the author's personal opinion based on public reports, without any political color, and does not represent any political position.