(XINHUA)

Li Lei, the culprit in a family killing in Beijing last year, was sentenced to death by the Beijing No.1 Intermediate People's Court on October 15. Also, Li was ordered to pay 3.43 million yuan ($504,000) in compensation to the victims' family: his two grandmothers and the parents of his wife.

Li, 30, stabbed his wife, parents, younger sister and two sons to death at their home in Daxing District on November 23, 2009. He was arrested in Sanya in southern Hainan Province a week after the murders.

Li said he had thought of killing his family because they were harsh on him.

Li was turned back to prosecutors on murder charges in July after psychiatric assessments proved him normal enough to face charges.