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A Chinese court will on Monday issue its verdict in the murder trial of Gu Kailai, the wife of disgraced former Communist party leader Bo Xilai, a local government official said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Experts say a guilty verdict is in little doubt after Chinese state media reported that Gu confessed during the hearing last week<\/strong> to murdering a British businessman, blaming her actions on a mental breakdown. <\/p>\n

Murder carries the death penalty in China<\/strong>, but experts have said Gu is likely to be spared execution and will instead serve a long prison sentence. <\/p>\n

She is charged with poisoning Neil Heywood, a 41-year-old British man <\/strong>with whom she and her husband had business dealings, after a row over money. <\/p>\n

China’s official Xinhua news agency said last week that she acted after Heywood threatened the couple’s son, Bo Guagua. <\/p>\n

Heywood’s murder sparked China’s biggest political scandal in years and brought down Gu’s husband Bo<\/strong>, who had been tipped to become one of the ruling Communist party’s top leaders in a ten-yearly power handover later this year. <\/p>\n

Political analysts say the fall-out from the scandal has revealed deep rifts at the heart of the Communist party, and that leaders are eager to draw a line under the controversy. <\/p>\n

Some observers expect Gu to bear harsher consequences while Bo, who has been placed under investigation for “serious discipline violations”, will be dealt with more lightly after the power transition.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

Source AP<\/em>
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