A Chinese man who set his ex-wife on fire as she livestreamed to her online followers was sentenced to death on Thursday
The victim, 30-year-old Lhamo, was a farmer and livestreamer in a Tibetan autonomous prefecture in southwestern Sichuan province. She was streaming a video of herself last September when a man burst in, poured gasoline on her and set her on fire. She died two weeks later.Her ex-husband, Tang Lu, was arrested soon after. On Thursday in court, he was found guilty of homicide, sentenced to death and ordered to pay compensation, according to state-run broadcaster CCTV.
Until 2001, when China amended its marriage law, abuse wasn't considered grounds for divorce.China only enacted its first nationwide law prohibiting domestic violence in 2015, a groundbreaking piece of legislation that defines domestic violence for the first time, and includes psychological abuse as well as physical violence.However, critics say there are still gaps -- it excludes same-sex couples and makes no mention of sexual violence.
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