China
Wednesday, 08 April 2015
A Chinese court has sentenced a man to death for starting a fire in the garment factory where he worked, an incident which claimed the lives of 14 other workers. Liu Shuangyun said he started the fire at the Shantou factory after his boss refused to pay him US$500 in wages that he claimed he was entitled to. He was captured just hours after the blaze and admitted his motive on state TV shortly afterwards. (BBC)