On the afternoon of December 24, 2010, 68-year-old villager Chen Minghua from Yaotang Township, Da County, Sichuan Province, saw his 54-year-old nephew Chen Shiping lying motionless on the ground in his own yard. He thought Chen Shiping had suffered a sudden illness. So he kept shouting in Chen Shiping’s ear: Chen Shiping, wake up! However, Chen Shiping did not respond at all.

Chen Minghua lifted Chen Shiping’s collar and saw a large bloody gash on his neck. He was frightened out of his wits and staggered outside, shouting: Help! The villagers who heard Chen Minghua’s shouts quickly came and helped Chen Minghua call the police.

On the day of the incident, after receiving the report, the police immediately conducted a careful inspection of the scene. The forensic doctor confirmed that Chen Shiping had been killed between 12:00 and 14:00 on the 24th. The deceased died from severe head injuries, and it was homicide. In addition, through the inspection and Chen Minghua’s identification, the killer had left at the scene a bloody knife, a yellow folding umbrella, and a pair of men’s black leather shoes and a dark gray outer garment that the killer had changed out of after committing the … Read More