Hit-and-run victim's family U-turn on compensation
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Wang Hui (L), husband of Zhang Miao, tussles with Ma Yanming (R), attorney of Yao Qingwei outside a residential building where Yao lives in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, Feb 8, 2012. Wang, along with Zhang Pingxuan (father of Zhang Miao) and his attorney Zhang Xian came to Yao's house on Wednesday to collect 200,000 yuan compensation promised by the latter for his son's hit-and-run accident that killed Zhang Miao on Oct 20, 2010. [Photo/CFP] |
A video clip (courtesy of the Chinese Business newspaper) showed that Zhang Xian yelled angrily outside Yao's residential building; and Wang Hui soon threw a couple of punches at Ma. The two engaged in a 10 seconds-long scuffle but were quickly separated by onlookers. Police arrived at around 12:30 pm and took both parties to a police station for mediation.
The notorious hit-and-run accident occurred on October, 20, 2010, when 21-year-old Yao Jiaxin, a college student in Xi'an city, knocked down cyclist Zhang Miao and stabbed her to death in order to cover up the incident. The Xi'an Intermediate People's Court handed him a death sentence for intentional killing on April 22, 2011 and his appeal of the sentence was rejected by the Shaanxi Provincial Higher People's Court on May 20.
The Supreme People's Court approved the capital punishment and he was executed on June 7.
According to Yao Qingwei, he and his wife visited Zhang Miao's family on May 26 and left them 200,000 yuan as a pension fund as Yao Jiaxin wished. The money was returned by Zhang's parents days later. But Yao Qingwei insisted keeping the fund for Zhang's family for future needs.
"This compensation is Yao Jiaxin's last wish, and we as parents will take good care of it." wrote Yao on June 5, 2011, two days before his son was executed.
Zhang's family admit they are now dealing with a financial crisis.
"It's our time of need now," said Zhang Pingxuan, father of Zhang Miao, in a telephone interview with the Beijing Times on Tuesday.
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