The family asked the court for a lighter sentence.

Legal analysis: The complaint of minor criminal cases usually includes the following contents: the applicant's information, the facts committed, the offender's behavior, the reasons for the lighter punishment, his request, the date of signature, and so on.

Legal basis: Article 17 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * A person who has reached the age of 16 commits a crime and shall bear criminal responsibility. A person who has reached the age of 14 but is under the age of 16 commits the crime of intentional homicide, intentional injury, serious injury or death, rape, robbery, drug trafficking, arson, explosion or throwing dangerous substances, and shall bear criminal responsibility. If a person who has reached the age of 14 and is under the age of 18 commits a crime, he shall be given a lighter or mitigated punishment. Those who are not given criminal punishment because they are under the age of 16 shall be ordered to be disciplined by their parents or guardians, and when necessary, they may also be taken in by the government for reeducation. Article 23 Attempted crime refers to attempted crime, but it is attempted for reasons other than the will of the offender. Attempted crime can be given a lighter or mitigated punishment according to the accomplished crime. Article 24. Interruption of crime refers to the act of voluntarily giving up the crime or automatically and effectively preventing the criminal result in the process of committing the crime. If the suspension of the crime has not caused damage, it shall be exempted from punishment; If damage is caused, the punishment shall be mitigated. Article 27 A person who plays a secondary or auxiliary role in the same crime is an accessory. An accessory shall be given a lighter, mitigated or exempted punishment.