The final hitman was insulted by how much money he had been offered so told on everyone. Photo / Nanning Intermediate People's Court
The final hitman was insulted by how much money he had been offered so told on everyone. Photo / Nanning Intermediate People's Court
Five Chinese hitmen have been jailed for the same attempted murder, after each one of them avoided carrying out the crime themselves and hired another one so they could make a profit.
Tan Youhui, a Chinese businessman, was looking to take out a competitor, Wei Mou, so hired a hitmanto do the job.
He offered to pay the hitman around NZ$440,000.
The hitman who was originally hired decided to offer the deal to another hitman, for half the price.
The second hitman subcontacted a third hitman who then hired a fourth who passed the job on to a fifth.
Tan Youhui, who hired the original hitman, was jailed for five years. The first hitman was sentenced to three years and six months in jail.
The second and third hitman received a jail sentence of three years and three months, while the fourth hitman received a three-year sentence and the fifth one was jailed for two years and seven months.