The family howled, screamed and cried when they were told their teenage son who was executed 18 years ago for rape and murder was actually innocent.
Hugjiltu was just 18 years in 1996 when he was found guilty of raping and murdering a woman in Hohhot, Mongolia and was executed just 61 days after.
Doubts however arose when another man confessed to the crime in 2005. This made the Inner Mongolia Higher People's Court in Bobotu last month to reopen the case.
The teenager, Hugjiltu who was executed 18 years ago but was today found innocent of the crime
Today, the court found Hugjiltu not guilty. The dead man's family burnt a copy of the decision on his grave in a highly charged protest.
Zhao Jianpung in delivery the new judgement made a profound apology for the mistake in sentencing the teenager to death.
Authorities interrogated the teenager for 48 hours after which he confessed to raping and murdering the woman. But it was found that Hugiljtu's confession did not match the autopsy report and was also inconsistent with other evidences including DNA.
The court awarded 30,000 yuan (3,092 pounds) as compensation to the family.
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