Former doctor, accused of fatally stabbing eight children, executed in China

Zheng MinshengAccording to the official reports, a former community doctor in China, accused of fatally stabbing eight elementary school children last month, was executed Wednesday in eastern Fujian province.

China's state-run Xinhua news agency, which reported the execution of Zheng Minsheng, 41, gave no other details. Earlier it had reported Zheng admitted "intentionally killing" the children at the entrance to their school in Nanping city.

It was also reported that five others were injured in the March 23 incident.

Zheng had worked as a doctor at a community clinic before resigning in June 2009, city officials said.

Xinhua further reported that a Fujian provincial higher people's court this month upheld the original finding against Zheng and the capital punishment sentence.

The report also said that Zheng, in his appeal, had said his behavior was the result of his ex-girlfriend defaming him. (With Inputs from Agencies)