College student coaxes high-school boy into murder   

大学生雇高中生杀人 雇主判死缓 “杀手”判15年

17岁少年胡伟(化名)想成为“职业杀手”，在接到通过网络相识的20岁的大学生流羽轩发出的“杀人任务”后，二人经过预谋，将一名37岁的二手电脑回收商杀害。记者近日获悉，胡伟和流羽轩因抢劫罪，被北京一中院分别判处15年有期徒刑和死缓。 [查看全文]

(ECNS) – A 20-year-old college student has been sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for convincing a 17-year-old boy to commit murder, while the boy has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, the Beijing News reports.

The two were convicted of armed robbery and causing a death.

The college student's mother called the police on July 12, claiming her "terrified" son, named Liu Yuxuan, had witnessed a murder. After a police investigation, Liu admitted that he had been involved in the killing.

Based on Liu's confession and another tip-off, police arrested the younger boy, named Hu Wei, in Sichuan province on July 19. He also confessed to committing the crime.

At the trial it was established that Liu and Hu had met on the Internet, then chose a location at Beijing Geely University, where Hu stabbed a man to death.

Liu said he had hired Hu to kill the target, aiming to steal enough money to purchase a gun, which would be used to rob another wealthy person.

Hu said that he was not afraid of committing the murder, and "felt stimulated" during his attempted escape.