Five people have gone on trial, accused of beating a woman to death in a McDonald's restaurant for refusing to join a Chinese cult.
The five allegedly stamped on and beat the woman to death on May 28 after she refused to hand over her number during a recruitment drive.
Reports at the time suggested the murder, in Zhaoyuan city, had been filmed on CCTV and mobiles phones.
One of the suspects, a woman, is held down in the restaurant Zhang Fan, Zhang Lidong, Lu Yingchun, Zhang Hang and Zhang Qiao appeared at Yantai Intermediate People's Court in Shandong province charged with murder.
Zhang Lidong, Zhang Fan and Lu were also accused of "using an evil cult organisation to undermine the law".
The five were allegedly trying to recruit new members for their group known as Quannengshen - or "All-powerful Spirit".
An online video emerged at the time of the killing showing a man resembling Zhang striking out angrily with a pole.
He can be seen shouting, "Damn you, devil! Go to hell!", as a woman yells, "Kill her! Beat her to death!"
Zhang was also paraded on state television "admitting" the crime.
"She was a demon," he said in an interview with China Central Television.
The TV channel has screened a string of "confessions" in recent months, mainly from those who have riled authorities.
"We are not afraid of the law, we trust in God," Zhang added.
Quannengshen claims Jesus has been resurrected as a Chinese woman. It is one of 14 cults that China has listed as illegal.
Following the death, authorities announced the round-up of hundreds of alleged cult members.
China has struggled at times to control grassroots religious movements based on Christian or Buddhist ideology.
The most notable case was the Falun Gong movement that attracted millions of adherents before being brutally repressed in 1999.
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