China Daily (Hong Kong)

Judge convinced man to pay dues

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A motorcycli­st in Zhengzhou who owes 70,000 yuan ($10,500) compensati­on to a man he knocked down in 2014 has finally agreed to pay the court-ordered amount. The victim, surnamed Ma, was left paralyzed by the crash, but Wang initially refused to accept the court’s verdict and only handed over 5,000 yuan. A judge, surnamed Mu, visited Wang regularly to try and convince him to pay what he owed but it was not until last month that Wang finally paid Ma the first installmen­t of 22,000 yuan. He has agreed to pay the rest over time. wife. The man, surnamed Ning, quarreled with his wife at home. In a rage, he drove his car onto a highway, crashed through the railing on a bridge and landed in a dry river bed below. Police arrived at the scene after witnesses reported the incident. Ning was taken to hospital and was found to have several fractures, which were not life-threatenin­g. been ordered to return 133,000 yuan ($19,900) to his neighbor, surnamed He, earlier this year. Wang refused to accept the verdict and when police arrived at the family home, his mother tried to prevent her son from being taken away, saying it was her daughter-in-law who had borrowed the money. Eventually, Wang’s mother allowed her son to be taken to court, but insisted on accompanyi­ng him.

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