Legal basis: Article 234 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) intentionally hurts another person's body, and he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance. Those who cause serious injuries shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years; Whoever causes death or serious disability by particularly cruel means shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years, life imprisonment or death. Where there are other provisions in this Law, such provisions shall prevail.