Bio 

Liang Jiqian was born in 1954 in China. By 2006, Liang was living in Qinzhou, a city in southern China. Reports stated that his wife had died from illness several months before the attacks, leaving him as the primary caregiver for their 10-year-old disabled son. According to statements attributed to Liang after his arrest, he believed that local villagers frequently bullied or mistreated his son because of his disability.

Public records do not indicate that Liang had previously been convicted of any major violent crimes. However, reports suggest that he had become increasingly resentful toward people in his community. Authorities later stated that the attack appeared to have been motivated by personal grievances and a desire for revenge against those he believed had wronged or mocked him.

Liang remained relatively unknown outside his local community until April 2006, when he carried out one of the deadliest mass killings reported in Guangxi that year. The murders led to his arrest, conviction, death sentence, and eventual execution within less than a year.

Murder Story

On the evening of April 28, 2006, Liang Jiqian was near the home of his neighbor, Lu Guilan, in Qinzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. According to court findings, Liang overheard people talking inside the neighbor's home and believed they were ridiculing or insulting him.

At approximately 6:00 p.m., Liang armed himself with a sword and entered Lu Guilan's kitchen. Inside, two children, 8-year-old Liang Yingjun and 9-year-old Liang Jiang, were playing. Liang attacked both children repeatedly with the weapon, causing severe injuries.

After attacking the children in the kitchen, Liang moved further into the residence and killed another child. The violence caused panic among the occupants of the home. Lu Guilan and several children managed to flee in an attempt to escape.

The attack did not end there. After leaving the house, Liang continued his rampage in the surrounding area. He attacked additional victims, including several children and a 38-year-old woman. By the end of the assault, six people had been fatally wounded. One of the injured children, Liang Jiang, survived for several days before dying from injuries on May 1, 2006.

Police and local authorities launched an immediate search for the attacker. Liang was captured within hours of the killings and taken into custody on the same day.

During the investigation, Liang reportedly stated that he believed villagers had mistreated his disabled son and that he thought people inside the neighbor's home had been mocking him shortly before the attack. Authorities concluded that the killings were acts of revenge fueled by personal grievances.

The case was prosecuted before the Qinzhou Intermediate People's Court. Prosecutors charged Liang with intentional homicide. After reviewing the evidence, the court found him guilty of murdering six people and determined that the crimes were particularly serious because several of the victims were children.

In July 2006, the court sentenced Liang Jiqian to death. The court also ordered him to pay compensation to one of the victims' families. Following the mandatory review process required for death sentences in China, the sentence was upheld.

On January 19, 2007, Liang Jiqian was executed. His execution brought an end to the case approximately nine months after the killings that claimed the lives of five children and one adult woman in Qinzhou.