Top court condemns killing of judge in Henan

The Supreme People's Court, the country's top court, has condemned the killing of a judge in Henan province last week, expressing deep condolences on Monday to the victim's family and vowing to uphold justice.

Zhang Jun, the top court's president, also expressed sympathy to the family members of Wang Jiajia, deputy chief judge of the case filing division at the Yancheng District People's Court.

Wang, 37, was found at the entrance of an underground parking lot in her residential area around 6:30 pm on Wednesday. Police who arrived at the scene discovered she had died from neck injuries, according to a statement released by the district court.