The man, identified only by his surname Zhang, was arrested for brutally killing his girlfriend, surnamed Wang, by running over her body several times with his vehicle on Tuesday in Tangshan, Hebei province. After the incident, Wang was rushed to a local hospital but was pronounced dead a short time later. Local authorities arrested Zhang around 3 p.m., a few hours after he left the scene across from a public swimming pool. More from NextShark: Police deputy fired, 5 under investigation for handling gang attack on women dining in Tangshan Video of the incident shows Zhang slamming a white SUV into Wang, who falls to the ground. Onlookers can be seen trying to intervene and get Wang to safety, but are unsuccessful. Zhang then swerves his vehicle towards bystanders and proceeds to repeatedly hit his girlfriend while she is on the ground. An employee at the local swimming pool told news outlets that Wang worked at the pool. The worker claimed that Wang appeared to be working as usual before the incident. The case remains under further investigation, according to police. More from NextShark: Woman in Japan charged for mixing human feces in school lunch The video went viral on Weibo, with the brutal nature of the attack sending social media users into an uproar. Some users questioned the authorities’ commitment to protect women from such attacks. It reminded many of the brutal attack on a group of women at a barbecue restaurant in the same city in June. The restaurant attack, which was captured on video, has sparked outrage among Chinese social media users who believe authorities are not doing enough to protect women and protect public safety. The video of the killing is the latest to spark outrage in the country over gender-based violence. In July, a video of a man ambushing his ex-wife and daughter at their home in Laiyang went viral. Earlier this week, a video of a man dragging a woman into a bar toilet shocked citizens. The story continues More from NextShark: OnlyFans couple wanted by Thai police for filming sex videos at popular lore resort Nine suspects have been arrested in connection with the restaurant attack, which left two women in hospital. The incident sparked a national outpouring of outrage and debate about violent crimes committed against women across China. Featured image via CTWANT More from NextShark: New York man wanted for headbutting Asian man after shouting ‘You Chinese are scum’
