Killing girlfriend, American teacher sentenced to death in China

The South China Morning Post (SCMP) on April 21 reported that Shadeed Abdulmateen, a former English teacher at Ningbo City University of Technology (China), was convicted of stabbing his 21-year-old girlfriend to death when she tried to stop her. relationship with him.

A Chinese court ruled it was a premeditated revenge killing.

Abdulmateen is from Los Angeles – USA. He met the victim, surnamed Chen, in 2019. CCTV quoted the Ningbo Intermediate People’s Court as saying that Abdulmateen lied to Chen that he was divorced and the two soon developed a relationship.

When Chen tried to break up in May 2021, Abdulmateen threatened her. On the evening of June 14, 2021, Abdulmateen arranged to meet his girlfriend. He carried a folding knife and stabbed Chen multiple times in the face and neck, causing the victim to lose blood and die.

Shadeed Abdulmateen in court. Photo: Weibo

CCTV reported that the Chinese court notified the US diplomatic staff in accordance with the regulations.

More than 20 local MPs and residents in Ningbo City attended Abdulmateen’s trial. Chinese state media did not say whether the defendant would appeal.

The US Embassy has not commented on the case.

Under China’s Criminal Law, foreign nationals who commit crimes are subject to the same punishments as Chinese citizens, except for those who enjoy diplomatic privileges and immunities.

In August 2021, the Liaoning High People’s Court in Northeast China upheld the death sentence for Canadian citizen Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, after rejecting his appeal for smuggling methamphetamine into the country. 2018.