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Gu Kailai gets suspended death sentence for murder
The wife of a disgraced Chinese politician was given a suspended death sentence Monday after confessing to killing a British businessman by poisoning him with cyanide in a case that rocked the country's top political leadership. China's Gu Kailai gets death sentence with reprieve: witnesses
HEFEI, China (Reuters) – A Chinese court on Monday sentenced Gu Kailai, wife of ousted politician Bo Xilai, to death with a two-year reprieve for murdering a British businessman, witnesses to the closed-door hearing said, in a scandal that has shaken China's leadership transition. The sentence means that Gu is likely to face life in jail, provided she does not commit offences in the next two years. A court official called by Reuters would not immediately confirm the sentence, saying that a news conference to announce the outcome of the hearing would be held shortly. … China court gives Gu Kailai 'commuted death sentence'
A Chinese court on Monday handed Gu Kailai, wife of the disgraced leader Bo Xilai, a commuted death sentence for murdering a British man, a lawyer for the victim's family told reporters. China court gives Gu Kailai commuted death sentence: lawyer
A Chinese court on Monday handed Gu Kailai, wife of the disgraced leader Bo Xilai, a commuted death sentence for murdering a British man, a lawyer for the victim's family told reporters. 
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