A court in Jinan has extended for a second time the review of a rape and murder case in which a man was executed 20 years ago. Another man confessed to the crime years later.

The review of the case of Nie Shubin, which had been scheduled to end on Tuesday, has been extended for three months, the Shandong provincial High People's Court announced on Tuesday. The court said the extension was due to the "needs of the review".