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BEIJING
Prosecutors review stabbed doctor case
The case of a fatal stabbing of a doctor at a Beijing hospital has been sent to prosecutors for review, the Beijing People's Procuratorate said on Monday. On Dec 24, Yang Wen, who was working in the emergency department at Civil Aviation General Hospital, was stabbed in the neck by a man named Sun Wenbin, a patient's relative. The doctor died early the following day. The review will decide whether Sun, 55, will be charged with the crime of intentional homicide.
CHONGQING
6 dead as fire engulfs residential building
Six people were killed in a residential building fire in Chongqing on Monday, local authorities said. The fire broke out on the 12th floor of an apartment block in Fuling district at 6:40 am and was put out at 7:55 am, the district's publicity department said. The six were believed to be from one family. Further investigation into the cause of the blaze is underway.
Xinhua - China Daily
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