Death sentence for man who hurled toddler to ground

A man has been sentenced to death for killing a toddler by hurling her to the ground in an argument with her mother over a parking space.

Han Lei, 39, grabbed the two-year-old from her pram and threw her to the ground in Beijing in an incident that horrified the Chinese public.

The girl was severely injured and died days later in a hospital.

Han fled the scene but police caught him the following day.

The Beijing No 1 Intermediate People’s Court sentenced Han to death, and a second man who drove him away from the scene was given five years for attempting to cover up a crime.