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A school pupil has been arrested in China for hiring hitmen who killed his father and sister because of the pressure they put on him to study.
The teenager was detained in the central province of Henan following the death of his father Gao Tianfeng - a senior court official - and his 20-year-old sister, the official Xinhua news agency said, citing local police.
"According to the police interrogation of the boy, the junior hired two men that he got to know via the Internet to kill his father and elder sister, because 'they had given him too much pressure in study'," Xinhua said.
Surveillance cameras showed two men had climbed over a wall and entered the house in Zhoukou at the time of the murder early on Sunday, and two of the three suspects allegedly involved, including Mr Gao's son, have been held.
China has long been known for its highly disciplined approach to education, and parenting methods have drawn criticism for putting too much pressure on children to pass highly-competitive exams.
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The teenager was detained in the central province of Henan following the death of his father Gao Tianfeng - a senior court official - and his 20-year-old sister, the official Xinhua news agency said, citing local police.
"According to the police interrogation of the boy, the junior hired two men that he got to know via the Internet to kill his father and elder sister, because 'they had given him too much pressure in study'," Xinhua said.
Surveillance cameras showed two men had climbed over a wall and entered the house in Zhoukou at the time of the murder early on Sunday, and two of the three suspects allegedly involved, including Mr Gao's son, have been held.
China has long been known for its highly disciplined approach to education, and parenting methods have drawn criticism for putting too much pressure on children to pass highly-competitive exams.
