Introduction

This case is the "Passion Fruit Girl Incident" that occurred in Lingshan, Guangxi. Because this case has been retried many times, it has attracted everyone's attention. The victim, Yang Xiaoyan, was still a 10-year-old child. Although she was young, everyone in the village knew that this child was a good child who was sensible and took care of her family.

But misfortune still befell her. Yang Guangyi, a man from the same village, had evil intentions towards the child, violated her and then killed Yang Xiaoyan. Yang Guangyi was initially sentenced to death by the court. Later, Yang Guangyi was dissatisfied and appealed. The second instance considered that he surrendered, commuted the sentence, and sentenced him to a suspended death sentence.

However, this result aroused dissatisfaction among Yang’s family members. At the third trial, the court believed that Yang Guangyi’s criminal methods were cruel and had a bad influence. Therefore, Yang Guangyi was not given a reduced sentence and was sentenced to death and executed immediately. ?So what made the murderer Yang Guangyi change his sentence from death to suspended death, and what made the court decide not to commute his sentence?

The girl who sold passion fruit disappeared and was already a cold corpse when she saw her again

On October 4, 2018, after Yang Xiaoyan and her sister finished picking passion fruit, she carried the fruit on her back. Transactions are conducted at a sales point opposite the village. This is something Yang Xiaoyan often does, but in this short 500-meter journey, Yang Xiaoyan disappeared.

Then Yang Xiaoyan’s family also began to search. They only knew that Yang Xiaoyan had indeed been to the passion fruit sales point, but left after taking 32 yuan. The family searched for a long time, but Yang Xiaoyan was still missing. It was not until Yang Guangyi from the same village surrendered that everyone learned about Yang Xiaoyan.

The murderer surrendered, and the tragic story of the well-behaved girl was revealed

Yang Guangyi took the initiative to find the local public security agency and admitted his crime. On the day of the crime, he got angry when he saw Yang Xiaoyan The lustful heart is waiting on the road for the opportunity to strike. When Yang Xiaoyan came home, Yang Guangyi seized the opportunity to hold her hostage and started to touch Yang Xiaoyan. However, Yang Xiaoyan shouted for help. Yang Guangyi was afraid that he would be exposed, so he strangled Yang Xiaoyan's neck and caused her to pass out.

But Yang Guangyi did not stop there. Instead, he put Yang Xiaoyan in a bag and took her to the woods. He not only violated Yang Xiaoyan but also stabbed Yang Xiaoyan in the eyes and neck. When this was not enough, Yang Guangyi once again put Yang Xiaoyan into the bag and threw it into a puddle.

The police found the puddle based on Yang Guangyi's explanation. Yang Xiaoyan was already a cold corpse. 10-year-old Yang Xiaoyan was still a fourth-grade student. Her father passed away because of her courage to serve a righteous cause, leaving her mother and five children to live together in poverty. Yang Xiaoyan is very sensible at home. She is considerate of her younger brothers and sisters, and also works with her mother and sister. In everyone's eyes, she is a well-behaved and capable child.

The Yang Xiaoyan family was very sad to learn that Yang Xiaoyan was no longer alive.

The case has been reviewed many times, and the trial results have changed again and again

In July 2019, the case was held in the first instance. The court sentenced Yang Guangyi to death and did not grant a commutation. However, Yang Guangyi was skeptical of the result. Dissatisfied, he appealed again. Soon after, the court held a second trial. It turned out that Yang Guangyi was considering surrendering and explaining the truth in detail, so the court decided to sentence Yang to death with a two-year suspension.

However, this result was opposed by the Yang family and they appealed. Later, the police investigated and learned that Yang Guangyi's daily style was not very good and he often stalked and harassed women. The case went to the third trial on November 3. Because of his extremely bad criminal behavior, Yang Guangyi’s commutation was finally revoked and he was sentenced to death.

Summary

The reason why this case has been tried many times is Yang Guangyi’s surrender. The reason for considering surrender is that the act itself represents the criminal’s recognition of the mistakes he made. To know is to know that one is wrong. The reason for Yang Guangyi's appeal was just to find an excuse to reduce his punishment.

However, the murderer in this case had premeditated his murder, and his criminal methods were cruel and had an extremely bad impact on society. Even surrendering to the police cannot offset his crime. This result gives a good explanation to the victim's family and also gives the innocent child an explanation.

God is fair, and evildoers will be punished. It may seem very careless, but in the end a bad person will not be let go.