The verdict and sentence in China’s most sensational trial in 30 years were virtually foregone conclusions but they have still provoked an uproar in the country’s unruly, outspoken social media.
Gu Kailai, the wife of Bo Xilai, who was until recently one of China’s most powerful Communist leaders, was yesterday sentenced to death – suspended for two years – for the murder of UK business consultant Neil Heywood.
The sentence is almost always commuted to life in prison.
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