After being reassured by everyone, Hu Xing finally calmed down and didn't linger, since his family was still waiting for news from him. So he took leave and went back home.
However, after he left, the other people in the office were not in a good mood.
Su He sighed, then turned around and saw that Song Minghui was also sighing.
Seeing this, she considered her own worries and asked him, "If the little girl that Hu Xing saved is willing to come forward and testify that she killed the person to save him, will she be acquitted?"
Song Minghui paused for a moment, then, instead of giving a direct answer, began to talk about another matter, "Last year, our team received a case where a mother-in-law killed her son-in-law to save her daughter from domestic violence. After being arrested, she was sentenced to death..."
"Death penalty?" Su He was surprised. Was the sentence that severe?
"Why? Wasn't she trying to save someone? Or did she premeditate to kill them?"
“No.” Song Minghui shook his head. “She went to visit her pregnant daughter and found her daughter being beaten by her son-in-law while she was heavily pregnant. She went to break up the fight, but unexpectedly, her son-in-law also beat her. In the end, when she fought back, she grabbed a kitchen knife and slit her son-in-law’s throat…”
"ah!"
Su He could almost picture the situation after hearing this. "But wasn't the cause of this incident discussed with the judge? Why was the sentence so severe? She clearly had extenuating circumstances."
Upon hearing this, Luo Jun said, "That's precisely why it's hard to define. We're talking about compassion, but the judge is talking about reason. Perhaps the common belief is that murder should be punished with a life."
Su He frowned upon hearing this. "But that doesn't warrant the death penalty. At most, it's considered excessive self-defense."
"What do you mean by excessive self-defense? There's no such thing in law. Judges don't care whether you use excessive self-defense or not; they only care about the outcome," Luo Jun said, shaking his head.
Su He was suddenly startled. That's right, there was no perfect criminal law in this era!
Nowadays, judges rely on very few legal provisions when making judgments; they mostly base their decisions on their personal attitudes and inclinations.
She recalled that the country did not enact a complete criminal law until 1979.
Thinking of this, Su He's expression turned even uglier.
In this way, even if it is eventually proven that Hu Xing's sister did it to save someone, if it is determined that she killed the person accidentally, then it will certainly not end well.
After all, as Luo Jun said, in this era, people still believe in the principle of "a life for a life."
I guess the others thought the same way, which is why they looked so grim.
Su He was also very upset. She felt sorry for the young girl who had ruined her life because of saving someone.
Let's hope for a miracle.
Perhaps after a forensic examination, it will be determined that she was not the cause of the fatal injury?
After all, she left for such a long time in the middle, didn't she?
...
However, the outcome still disappointed her.
According to the forensic examination, the deceased only had this one wound, which means that the wound inflicted by Hu Xing's sister with a stone was his fatal injury.
Perhaps he didn't die immediately after being injured, but because of the long delay, he eventually died from excessive blood loss.
Su He's expression turned somewhat somber upon hearing this.
This is troublesome; she didn't expect Hu Xing's younger sister to have such great strength.
Now we can only hope that the little girl who was rescued can come forward and testify.
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