Chinese man, girlfriend executed for throwing infant children off 15th floor

China has executed a man and his girlfriend after they threw two children from the 15th floor of a high-rise apartment in Chongqing, in a case that sparked a nationwide uproar, state media reported. The execution came as the country’s top court recently approved their death sentence.

Zhang Bo, and his girlfriend, Ye Chengchen, had thrown the man’s two-year-old daughter and one-year-old son to their deaths from the 15th floor on November 2, 2020, Global Times reported.

Investigations by the police found out that Zhang and Ye had conspired to murder the two infant children and local prosecutors filed charges against the duo for “intentional homicide”.

According to an indictment issued by the Chongqing public prosecutor’s office, Zhang and Ye met through social media and got involved in a relationship. Zhang, who was a divorcee, was repeatedly told by Ye that she would not stay with him if he had children.

In February 2020, Zhang and Ye began plotting strategies for killing the former’s two children. They discussed several times by talking face-to-face or through WeChat, a popular Chinese messaging service. They ultimately decided that they would plot an accidental kill, which would lead to the infant children’s deaths.