A man from Central China's Henan province who kept six female sex slaves in a dungeon and ultimately forced the killings of two of them was executed on Tuesday.

Li Hao, 36, was convicted of murder, rape, illegal detention, organized prostitution and manufacturing pornography for profit.

He was sentenced to death, deprived of political rights for life and fined 10,000 yuan ($1,650), according to the first instance sentence handed down by Luoyang Intermediate People's Court in November 2012.