Murder trial of Gu Kailai, wife of fallen China politician Bo Xilai, ends after just 1 day
August 9, 2012 4:53 AM
(CBS/AP) HEFEI, China - The secretive murder trial of the wife of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai has ended after all of four hours. There has been no immediate word on when a verdict will be delivered.
Gu Kailai and a household aide face, Zhang Xiaojun, charges of murdering Neil Heywood, a British businessman who had close ties to the Bo family.
The trial is being held the Hefei Intermediate People s Court in eastern China. The accused are being represented by government-appointed lawyers from Anhui province, of which Hefei is the capital.
The court s deputy director Tang Yigan said the trial has ended but would not say when a verdict was expected.