Student in China hired hitmen to kill father and sister

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A student was arrested in China for hiring hitmen to kill his father and sister because of the pressure they put on him to study, reports said Monday, highlighting educational stress in the country.

The teenager was detained in the central province of Henan following the death of his father Gao Tianfeng - a senior court official - and his 20-year-old sister, the official Xinhua news agency said, citing local police.

Surveillance cameras showed two men had climbed over a wall and entered the house in Zhoukou at the time of the murder early on Sunday, the report said, adding two of the three suspects allegedly involved, including Gao's son, had been held.

China has long been known for its highly disciplined approach to education, and parenting methods have drawn criticism for putting too much pressure on children to pass highly-competitive exams.