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In one case of murder caused by a fare dispute in Shizuishan, Ningxia, Ma beat and tied a woman and stuffed her into the back compartment. He died of hypothermia after driving for a long time. He was also involved in burying dead bodies and misusing property.
The Intermediate Court of Shizuishan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region recently heard a case of intentional murder and theft. Ma, who was prosecuted, beat and tied up the victim over a fare dispute, put her in the back compartment and drove for 7 hours overnight, causing the victim to die of hypothermia in the low-temperature environment. After the incident, Ma buried the body and stole the victim’s nameWeChat account, selling the victim’s mobile phone, and illegally misappropriating other people’s property. The prosecutor reported that the case was a “deliberate murder by extremely specific means”, but Ma argued that he was “dazed and didn’t think much” at the time.
Based on reports from Southern Metropolis Daily and Economic View Live, the indictment states that on the evening of December 8, 2025, Ma had a dispute with the victim Ma Fang over fare settlement issues, and then beat her, tied her up, put her in the trunk of a vehicle and drove around for several hours overnight, causing the victim to die of hypothermia in a low-temperature environment. After the incident, Ma buried the body, stole the victim’s WeChat account, sold his mobile phone, and illegally misappropriated the property.
During the trial, Ma argued that he was “dazed and didn’t think much” at the time. The prosecutor asked the court that during more than seven hours of driving, Ma opened the trunk of the car several times to check on the victim’s condition. “Did he always live in panic and do nothing?” Facing interrogation, Ma could not justify himself.
During the review and prosecution stage, the prosecutor launched a directed investigation and supplementary evidence collection, and obtained objective evidence such as driving tracks, mobile phone navigation records, WeChat transfer records, and surveillance videos along the way, which proved that Ma had sufficient rescue conditions and opportunities, but failed to take effective measures and the victim’s vital signs continued to decline. The evidence was divided into four aspects: the cause of the case, the act of bondage and imprisonment, the process of death and the determination of the cause of death, forming a complete evidence chain.
During the trial, Ma Mou argued that he had surrendered; The defense also pointed out that Ma Mou took the initiative to participate in the case after being called on the phone by the public security agency, and truthfully confessed to all the criminal facts during the subsequent interrogation process. However, the prosecutor said that after Ma came on the case, he took risks and deliberately avoided responsibility. He refused to confess to the crime even after the investigating agency found significant physical evidence. Although Ma was summoned by phone to the case, he “did not confess upon arrival” and according to the law this should not be considered a surrender.
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Due to a dispute over fixing the fare, the mother beat the victim, tied her up and put her in the trunk of the car. He swung the victim around for 7 hours overnight, eventually causing her to die from hypothermia in the low-temperature environment. He then buried the body and misused the property.
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The prosecutor pointed out that although Ma was called into the case by phone, he did not immediately and completely confess to the crime after arriving at the case, and refused to confess even after important physical evidence was obtained by the investigating agency. Therefore, he did not fulfill the conditions of surrender as per law.
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Prosecutors obtained evidence such as driving tracks, mobile phone navigation, WeChat transfer records, and monitoring along the way to prove that Ma repeatedly checked on the way but failed to save him, and that he had conditions for rescue but the victim’s vital signs continued to decline.
