| 2016 Yema village stabbings | |
|---|---|
| Location | Yema village, Huize County, Qujing, Yunnan, China |
| Date | 29 September 2016 |
Attack type | Mass stabbing, parricide, spree killing, pedicide |
| Weapons | Pickaxe |
| Deaths | 19 (including perpetrator's mother and father) |
| Injured | 0 |
| Perpetrator | Yang Qingpei |
| Motive | Argument over money; attempt to cover up crime |
On September 29, 2016, a mass stabbing occurred in Yema village, a rural village in Huize County, Qujing, in the southwestern province of Yunnan, China. The perpetrator, 27-year-old Yang Qingpei, murdered his parents after they refused to lend him money to help pay off gambling debts, then killed 17 neighbors across 6 houses in an attempt to cover up the crime. The victims ranged from 3 to 72 years old. [1]
The following day, Qingpei was arrested in Kunming, the capital city of Yunnan, after the bodies of his victims were discovered. Qingpei went on trial on July 18, 2017, where he apologized to the relatives of the victims and pled guilty to all charges. [2] On July 28, Qingpei was sentenced to death. [3]