(CNN) -- A Beijing man who snatched a baby from a pram and hurled it to its death in an argument over a parking space was Wednesday sentenced to death by a Beijing court, according to court documents. Han Lei, 39, was charged with intentional homicide over the death of the two-year-old girl who died in hospital from brain damage 50 hours after being dashed to the pavement in the Daxing District of Beijing on July 23. The court sentenced his friend Li Ming, who helped Han escape after the incident, to five years' jail. The Beijing No.1 Intermediate People's Court heard how Han and Li decided to drive to a karaoke bar after a dinner with several other people. Unable to find a parking space, they attempted to park at a bus stop where a woman, also surnamed Li, was waiting with the 2-year, 10-month-old baby who was named as Sun in court documents.
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Beijing man sentenced to death after hurling a baby from its pram
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Han Lei, 39, throws toddler to the ground in argument over parking space
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Court sentences Li Ming, who helped Han escape after the incident, to five years' jail
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The girl, aged two years and 10 months, suffered severe head injuries and died later in hospital
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