And, committing the same crime within five years qualifies as recidivism, motivated by retaliation, with extremely negative social impact, necessitating aggravated punishment!
One month after being hospitalized, Jingzhou Intermediate Court delivered its verdict: Ye Ping'an was guilty of intentional homicide and was sentenced to life imprisonment!
In the defendant's seat, Ye Ping'an felt utterly hopeless. He had anticipated a sentence of ten or perhaps fifteen years, which might have left him with some hope, but instead, he got a life sentence directly.
Recidivists can't be paroled...
Tang Fangjing's agent, Old Wang, filed a criminal incidental civil lawsuit, and the court ordered Ye Ping'an to compensate Tang Fangjing six hundred thousand yuan for related expenses.
Of course, he definitely couldn't afford it, but there was no way around it.