A shocking case in China has drawn widespread attention after the Changsha Intermediate People’s Court in Hunan Province announced the execution of a man in his 20s for a string of brutal crimes that left one person dead and four others injured.
The man, identified only by his surname Huang and born after 2000, was living in Dongguan with his girlfriend, surnamed Wu. On June 29, 2023, consumed by suspicion that Wu was cheating on him with a man surnamed Liu, Huang used pliers to forcibly extract eight of her lower teeth, leaving her severely injured.
The following morning, Huang tracked Liu to a shopping mall where he worked, followed him into a restroom, and violently beat him in the head and face, causing minor injuries.
After the assault, Huang fled Dongguan and drove more than 700 kilometers overnight to Changsha. Huang had previously worked at a food delivery station in Kaifu District but had left following a wage dispute with his supervisor, surnamed Fang. On July 1, around 6 p.m., Huang stormed into Fang’s office armed with a knife. When two employees tried to intervene, he stabbed them both before chasing down Fang and repeatedly stabbing him to death.
Police arrested Huang shortly afterward.
The Changsha Intermediate People’s Court convicted him of intentional homicide, sentencing him to death and revoking his political rights for life. He was also sentenced to four years and six months in prison for intentional injury. The court ruled that the death penalty would be carried out.
Huang did not appeal his conviction, and on August 29, 2025, he was executed.
The case has sparked heated debate across Chinese social media, with many netizens horrified by the gruesome details. Comments included: “This sounds like a horror film come to life!” and “Pulling out eight teeth with pliers without anesthesia is unimaginable pain.” Others criticized the legal system, questioning why the assault on Wu was only classified as “intentional injury,” with one remarking, “If he hadn’t killed his former boss, would he have only served four years before being released?”
Some commenters reflected on the warning signs of such violent tendencies, arguing that people close to Huang likely witnessed troubling behavior beforehand. “Identifying abusive partners early and escaping such relationships is a vital lesson,” one wrote.
