Those in favour of the death penalty in China will be feeling satisfied these days that an appeal in one of the county’s most-followed murder cases has been rejected, while there are also others claiming the victim’s father has capitalised on becoming an internet celebrity.
如今，中国最受关注的谋杀案之一的上诉被驳回，那些支持中国死刑的人将会感到满意，同时也有其他人声称受害者的父亲利用成为网络名人的机会。
It’s justice of a sort for female Nanjing college student, Li Qianyue, and her parents. On 20 September, the Yunnan Provincial High Court publicly pronounced that the first-instance verdict had been upheld.
对于南京女大学生李千月和她的父母来说，这是一种正义。 9月20日，云南省高院公开宣布维持一审判决。
The Court threw out the appeal by the convicted’s families to uphold its original judgment; three rounds of the death penalty.
法院驳回了罪犯家属要求维持原判的上诉；三轮死刑。
In a video report released by The Paper, Li Sheng, the victim’s father, gives a long interview. Li said, “Encountering the devil is a child’s misfortune. The only real thing is that she is unlucky”.
在澎湃新闻发布的视频报道中，受害人的父亲李胜接受了长篇采访。李说，“遇到魔鬼是孩子的不幸，唯一真实的就是她不幸”。
But then Li turns to the accusations that he used the murder of his 21-year-old daughter to make money.
但随后李转而指责他利用谋杀 21 岁女儿的手段来赚钱。
“They put salt on our wounds and thought I was guilty. I don’t know how this logic came about. Such turbulence, such suffering. [It’s] not the life we want”, said Li.
“他们在我们的伤口上撒盐，认为我有罪。我不知道这个逻辑是怎么来的。这样的动荡，这样的痛苦。（这不是）我们想要的生活”，李说。
While Li decided in the end to waive any compensation for the murder, he concedes that he has been approached by those wishing to sponsor his broadcasts.
虽然李最终决定放弃对谋杀的任何赔偿，但他承认那些希望赞助他的广播的人已经联系过他。
Li said, “We are also grateful, and we acknowledge that. But we can’t say we make money”. Liin fact pointed out that he and his wife are the ones who have paid a lot.
李说，“我们也很感激，也承认这一点。但不能说我们赚到了钱”。李事实上指出，他和妻子是付出很多的人。
The first round of judgment in the then-2-year-long case came from the Intermediate People’s Court of Xishuangbanna Prefecture of Yunnan Province on 7 July, when it publicly sentenced the three defendants.
7月7日，云南省西双版纳州中级人民法院对历时两年的案件进行了第一轮判决，对三名被告人公开宣判。
Hong Qiao, who the victim thought to be her boyfriend, together with Zhang Chenguang and Cao Zeqing were all sentenced to the death penalty.
被害人认为是其男友的洪乔与张晨光、曹泽清均被判处死刑。
Their victim had been lured to Yunnan from Nanjing under false pretenses by Hong, together with the other two male friends. Once there, Hong instructed the others to kill Li. As The Nanjinger reported last year, it is believed to be an emotional dispute which led to the murder.
受害人是洪某与另外两名男性朋友以虚假借口从南京引诱到云南的。到达那里后，洪指示其他人杀死李。据《南京人》去年报道，据信是一场情感纠纷导致了这起谋杀案。
