# Official media calls out Yang Mi for alleged charity fraud? Teen drowns, onlookers fight for better views

[2] China Youth Daily's official Weibo called out Yang Mi, is the fraudulent donation confirmed?

[3] On September 2, China Youth Daily's official Weibo updated a post stating that serious breaches of trust in charitable donations, such as "fraudulent donations," will disqualify individuals from the China Charity Award. The post noted that many celebrities make "verbal donations" under the guise of charity without fulfilling them, explicitly stating that this year, units or individuals with serious trust-breaking behaviors in charitable donation activities will not be awarded, and celebrities embroiled in "fraudulent donation" scandals may miss out on the "China Charity Award." The post included an image titled "Yang Mi's Involvement in the 'Fraudulent Donation' Scandal: This Blame Is Not Unjust," seemingly confirming Yang Mi's fraudulent donation behavior.

[4] A lawyer from Guangdong Zhiming Law Firm stated that fraudulent donations involve both ends of a contract: its formation and its revocation. China classifies public welfare donations as consensual contracts; once a donation promise is made and the recipient agrees, a legal contractual relationship is established between both parties. Article 188 of the Contract Law stipulates: For gift contracts with social welfare, poverty relief, or moral obligations, or notarized gift contracts, if the donor fails to deliver the donated property, the recipient may demand delivery.

[5] Therefore, in public welfare donation activities, if a recipient encounters a fraudulent donation where a promise is made but not fulfilled, they can legally request the donor to fulfill the promised donation. For damages caused by the fraudulent donation, claims can be made based on the principle of good faith in civil law.

[6] Public welfare donations may appear to be purely beneficial for the recipient, but in reality, when public figures make donation promises in public settings, it often accompanies promoting their works or building a "public persona," which can bring certain publicity effects to the donor and subsequently translate into material benefits.

Suspect in Thai wife-killing insurance fraud case retracts confession in court, refuses to plead guilty.

In October 2018, 29-year-old Tianjin woman Zhang Ying was found dead in a hotel pool in Phuket, Thailand, with her husband Zhang Moufan identified by Thai police as the prime suspect. Months before the incident, Zhang Moufan had taken out large insurance policies in both his and his wife's names from 11 different companies, with premiums totaling 274,649 yuan and a total insured value of 26.76 million yuan. The insured was listed as "Zhang Ying," and the beneficiaries were all "Zhang Moufan."

At 9 p.m. on September 3, 2019, the highly publicized "Tianjin man's wife-killing insurance fraud case in Phuket" concluded its final court session at the Phuket Provincial Court. During the trial, defendant Zhang Moufan retracted his confession, almost entirely denying the statements he made during the police investigation, disputing the authenticity of all video and photo evidence from police interrogations, and denying premeditated murder. He claimed that Zhang Ying's death resulted from a quarrel that escalated into a fight in the pool, leading to drowning, and denied any intent to murder for insurance compensation. After three rounds and nine court sessions, the trial has concluded, with a verdict scheduled for 10 a.m. on November 8. (Source: The Paper)

The victim's lawyer stated that under Article 289 of the Thai Criminal Code, the minimum penalty for premeditated murder is the death penalty, while the penalty for ordinary murder ranges from 15 years' imprisonment to the death penalty.

A lawyer from Guangdong Zhiming Law Firm noted that according to Article 10 of China's Criminal Law, anyone who commits a crime outside the People's Republic of China and should bear criminal responsibility under this law may still be prosecuted under this law, even if they have been tried abroad.

A teenager falls into the Han River.

Onlookers fought over a good spot to watch the excitement.

Recently, a teenager in Hanzhong, Shaanxi, fell into a river and drowned. While rescuers were busy searching, two people on the bridge started fighting over a better spot to watch the spectacle. (Source: News Brother)

A lawyer from Guangdong Zhiming Law Firm stated that public security authorities can mediate fights caused by civil disputes under Article 9 of the Public Security Administration Punishments Law, but human indifference cannot be resolved through legal means.

Suspect in Enshi primary school stabbing incident: Released after commutation of sentence.

Around 8 a.m. on September 2, a stabbing incident occurred at Chaoyangpo Primary School in Baiyangping Town, Enshi City. Preliminary information indicates that 10 students were injured, with their conditions under further verification. The injured students have been sent to the hospital for treatment.

According to the latest news, the suspect, Yu, had previously stabbed his girlfriend over 40 times due to relationship issues. He was sentenced to nine years for attempted murder, with a one-year commutation, and was released last year.

A lawyer from Guangdong Zhiming Law Firm stated that according to Article 78 of the Criminal Law, criminals sentenced to public surveillance, criminal detention, fixed-term imprisonment, or life imprisonment may have their sentences commuted if they earnestly observe prison regulations, accept education and reform, show genuine repentance, or perform meritorious acts during the execution of their sentence.

How did someone who once attempted murder and committed such a violent act shortly after being released from prison manage to get his sentence commuted?