Gu Kailai jailed over Heywood murder
August 20, 2012 09:17
The wife of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai has been given a suspended death sentence for the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood.
Gu Kailai did not contest charges at her one-day trial that she poisoned Heywood in November 2011.Suspended death sentences are usually commuted to life imprisonment in China.
Bo, the former party chief in Chongqing, was once seen as a contender for a national leadership position in a top-level reshuffle later this year.