Beijing baby-killer sentenced to death

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A man who killed a two-year-old girl by throwing her to the ground was sentenced to death by a Beijing court on Wednesday.

Daxing District of Beijing on July 23, after an argument with the toddler's mother over a parking space.

Han fled the scene but was captured the next day.

The girl was severely injured and died days later despite treatment.

The Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court heard the case on Sept. 16.

Prosecutors recommended that Han, who committed the crime within a year of being released from prison, be given the death sentence.