Suspect admits to Anshan murders
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April 17, 2011, Sunday
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A MAN suspected of killing 10 people in northeast China, including his father, wife and son, has confessed to his crime and said he also wanted to kill his father-in-law, said local police yesterday.
Zhou Yuxin, 33, admitted killing 10 people between late Wednesday and early Thursday with an iron hammer in Ertaizi Village, Ningyuan Town in Anshan City, Liaoning Province. The hammer was found in a minivan that Zhou drove to flee the area, said a police spokesman.
Zhou was caught in the nearby city of Dashiqiao Friday afternoon and appeared "calm" during questioning, the police said.
Zhou said he then tried to find and kill his father-in-law who dismissed Zhou as "useless" for his failure in business and refused to lend him money just days before the murder, said the spokesman.
Ten bodies were found Thursday at a bathhouse and a neighboring car wash. Among the dead were Zhou's wife, son, father, a female bathhouse worker, three family members of Zhou's landlord and three car wash workers.
Zhou borrowed 100,000 yuan (US$15,318) from his father-in-law to open an electrical repair shop several years ago but the business was not successful. When Zhou asked for more money several days ago, his father-in-law refused, said the spokesman.
In addition, Zhou suspected that his wife, Yan Bing, was having an affair with a car wash worker, who he also killed. Zhou did not say why he also killed his son and father.
Zhou said that after killing the 10 people, he called his father-in-law, wanting to set a meeting in the bathhouse but was refused. Zhou even drove to his father-in-law's home to look for him before fleeing.
Residents in Dayangqi, the suspect's home village, which is only a few kilometers from the crime scenes, said that Zhou's family has a history of mental illness but besides his introverted personality, Zhou was normal.
Zhou Yuxin, 33, admitted killing 10 people between late Wednesday and early Thursday with an iron hammer in Ertaizi Village, Ningyuan Town in Anshan City, Liaoning Province. The hammer was found in a minivan that Zhou drove to flee the area, said a police spokesman.
Zhou was caught in the nearby city of Dashiqiao Friday afternoon and appeared "calm" during questioning, the police said.
Zhou said he then tried to find and kill his father-in-law who dismissed Zhou as "useless" for his failure in business and refused to lend him money just days before the murder, said the spokesman.
Ten bodies were found Thursday at a bathhouse and a neighboring car wash. Among the dead were Zhou's wife, son, father, a female bathhouse worker, three family members of Zhou's landlord and three car wash workers.
Zhou borrowed 100,000 yuan (US$15,318) from his father-in-law to open an electrical repair shop several years ago but the business was not successful. When Zhou asked for more money several days ago, his father-in-law refused, said the spokesman.
In addition, Zhou suspected that his wife, Yan Bing, was having an affair with a car wash worker, who he also killed. Zhou did not say why he also killed his son and father.
Zhou said that after killing the 10 people, he called his father-in-law, wanting to set a meeting in the bathhouse but was refused. Zhou even drove to his father-in-law's home to look for him before fleeing.
Residents in Dayangqi, the suspect's home village, which is only a few kilometers from the crime scenes, said that Zhou's family has a history of mental illness but besides his introverted personality, Zhou was normal.
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