Yan Yanming

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Yan Yanming: (b. 1983 in Ruzhou, Henan, China - January 18, 2005 in Pingdingshan, Henan, China) was a Chinese mass murderer who killed on November 26, 2004 eight boys and injured four at a High School. On November 26, 2004, Yanming entered in a dormitory at the School and attacked the boys with a knife and killed eight of them.^[1]

After killing them, Yanming escaped and was arrested after he failed to commit suicide following the attack thanks to his mother that had reported him to the local police.^[2]

After trial, Yanming was sentenced to death and executed on January 18, 2005 in Pingdingshan.^[3]