A thief who killed a baby after stealing a SUV in Northeast China in March was sentenced to death, a court announced on Monday.

The Intermediate People's Court in Changchun, capital of Jilin province, gave the sentence to Zhou Xijun, 48, and ordered him to pay 50,000 yuan ($8,710) in fines.

He was also made to pay around 17,000 yuan in compensation to the victim's family.