Image copyright Reuters Image caption Gao's first killing took place in 1988, he was only caught years later in 2016

A Chinese serial killer convicted of murdering 11 girls and women between 1988 and 2002 has been executed. China's 'Jack the Ripper' Gao Chengyong executed for 11 homicides in Baiyin City

Chinese grocer Gao Chengyong might seem like an unassuming candidate to be China's "Jack the Ripper", but a local court says the 53-year-old was responsible for the brutal murders of 11 women and girls. Agence France-Presse reports that Gao Chengyong, 54, was sentenced to death after he was found guilty of raping, mutilating and murdering 11 female victims between 1988 and 2002. Gao targeted young women wearing red and followed them home, often cutting their throats and mutilating their bodies, according to state media reports. The court found that the grocer was responsible for cutting off the hands, ears and genitals of his victims.
China executes serial killer Gao Chengyong, who murdered eleven girls and women between 1988 and 2002.