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2021 Anqing stabbing

Mass stabbing in Anqing, Anhui, China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The 2021 Anqing stabbing attack was a mass stabbing that resulted in the deaths of seven people and the wounding of 13 others in Anqing, China on June 5, 2021. The attack is believed to have been committed by a single attacker. The attacker wielded a knife and indiscriminately stabbed pedestrians in the streets. The suspected perpetrator was identified as 25 years old and unemployed when the stabbings had occurred. He was later identified as Liang Wu, and was sentenced to death on 15 November 2021 on counts of homicide.[1]

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The perpetrator reportedly confessed to the crime and was motivated by his family problems, and was a self described pessimist. He apparently viewed his attack as a way to "vent" from his family issues.[2]

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