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Third Chinese stab victim dies in Seoul
(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-10-22 14:29 One more Chinese woman has died in the stabbing spree in Seoul that left six people dead, bring the total Chinese death toll to three, the Chinese embassy in Seoul said Tuesday.
Three other Chinese women were injured, the Chinese embassy said. One of the dead has been identified as Piao Zheng-shu, 52, from Shenyang of Northeast China's Liaoning province, according to embassy consul Song Yu-ming. The Chinese website of South Korea's Chosun Ilbo named the other two dead Chinese as Li Yue-zi, who went to South Korea last year from Northeast China's Heilongjiang province and worked at a restaurant near the lodging house, and Min Tai-zi, who died from jumping from the third floor after been stabbed. Police said the South Korean man suspected in the killing was motivated by a combination of psychological distress, financial troubles and a gangster movie. The 31-year-old suspect is accused of setting fire to his room in a low-cost lodging house in southern Seoul on Monday and then stabbing other residents of the building with a sashimi knife while fleeing the blaze. Seven people were also wounded in the attack. Kim Kap-shik, chief detective at Seoul's Gangnam Police Station, told reporters that the man - identified so far only by his surname Jeong - said he had been persecuted since childhood and was looked down on by those around him.
Jeong used to work part-time at restaurants and parking lots, but has been out of a job since April, police said. China Daily - Agencies |
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