Life for man who killed family
Anxiang Du was today jailed at Northampton Crown Court for life with minimum of 40 years after being convicted of murdering four members of the Ding family at their home in Wootton, Northamptonshire, in April 2011.
Du killed couple and their two daughters in April 2011
Anxiang Du has been found guilty of murdering Manchester Metropolitan University lecturer Jifeng "Jeff"' Ding, his wife, Ge "Helen" Chui, and their two daughters, Xing "Nancy" 18, and Alice, 12, on April 29, 2011.
Jurors rejected the claim that Du, from Coventry, should be convicted of manslaughter on the basis of either diminished responsibility or loss of control.
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Man convicted of murdering family of four
Anxiang Du has been found guilty of killing a family of four in a revenge attack after he lost a legal case against the parents in 2011.
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Murder families 'cried together'
Relatives of the Dings who were stabbed to death have said it was "like the whole sky had fallen down" when they heard about the murders.