A Los Angeles court on Wednesday sentenced three Chinese teenagers for charges of assault and kidnapping. Among these three Chinese teenagers, two are females. The convicted Chinese nationals are all 19 years old.

The names of these three convicted Chinese citizens are Yunyao Zhai, Xinlei Zhang and Yuhan Yang.

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Yunyao Zhai and Xinlei Zhang were convicted of assaulting a 16-year-old girl at Rowland Heights restaurant and park. The two accused reportedly punched and slapped the victim badly, according to District Attorney's office.

Yunyao Zhai was sentenced to 13 years of imprisonment, while Xinlei Zhang was given six years of imprisonment.          

Exactly two days after committing this crime, Xinlei Zhang was involved in another serious crime along with third accused 'Yuhan Yang'. Both kidnapped a 19 year old girl from Ice cream parlor and subjected the victim to brutal assault.           

As per the DA's office, the two stripped down the 19 years old girl, after which they continuously kicked and beat up the victim.

The victim testified in the court that she was kicked with high-heeled shoes and was burnt with cigarettes, according to the Los Angeles Times.     

Yuhan Yang was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment for being part of this crime.

All the three accused admitted to their crimes in the court.The court dropped charges of 'torture' against all three accused as part of a plea deal.                 

All three accused have been castigated as 'parachute kid syndrome'

After this shocking case came into the limelight, all the three Chinese students were accused of suffering from 'parachute kid syndrome.'

Parachute kids are children of rich and higher middle class Chinese people, who go abroad to study, leaving them without supervision and too much freedom.

Judge Thomas C. Falls stated that parachute kids often have "no supervision" and no-one to turn to for assistance.

The accused Yuhan Yang and Yunyao Zhai also blamed their anti social behavior for not living under direct supervision and care of their parents.

"Here, I became lonely and lost. I didn't tell my parents because I didn't want them to worry about me," said Yunyao Zhai.         

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