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His name is Chen Jun. He's 18-years-old. And he was captured this morning in rural Anhui province, hundreds of kilometers from Shanghai. Some, actually most, facts are vague: In addition to cash and a laptop computer police say belonged to the victim Diana O'Brien, Chen was allegedly carrying "a weapon." We're also somewhat puzzled by this sentence: "The statement said police narrowed down suspects to Chen after they received reports that a medium-sized man was spotted riding a bicycle near the victim's residence." Police tracked this medium-sized Chinese man with a bicycle from Shanghai to Zhejiang to Anhui. The Shanghai Daily story says Chen confessed to the murder and claimed it was a robbery gone bad, which basically falls right in line with how police framed the incident from the first time they spoke on the matter. The story also says Chen could have at one time worked at a restaurant near O'Brien's apartment complex, reported to be Jinseng Plaza, 490 Zhaohua Road (which seems to be in Xuhui District, not Changning District, or Chongming Island, as was previously reported). We also learn that O'Brien "was found stabbed to death in her apartment building's stairwell" early Monday morning. We hope more pieces of the investigation puzzle will arrive soon. Foreign media all seem to have the same vague details so far. You can find two Chinese TV reports here and here. [Previous Shanghaiist reports here and here]
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It was reported that the suspect was caught on video and that the video was shown to people in hopes of identifying him. Makes perfect sense that they would talk to people and businesses in the area and if he indeed worked at a restaurant nearby, he could have been easily identified.
I think you guys are jumping the gun.
A dose of skepticism is always healthy - especially in China, and especially less than a month before the Olympics. Dead foreigners aren't good PR, so it is in their best interest to wrap this case up quickly and quietly.
The suspect was caught on video after no one reported anything to the police until the police found the body on Chongming Island? I smell quick cover up. The accused was probably just someone that some cop didn't like and fingered him as the murderer.
To Yangrouchuan BBQ
--"The accused was probably just someone that some cop didn't like and fingered him as the murderer"?
You think of China still like what you were spoonfed by Richard Gere's "Red Corner", a Hollywood kitsch only for your type which was even allowed to be shot in Beijing?
A bad China in your dream must be caused by a Chinese boy who molested your arsh in your childhood some 2 years ago.
Anyway, you must be quite disappointed that the Canadian girl was not raped as you fansied days ago, you sicko macho psyco.
The suspect was not only medium size and riding a bike, i hear that he also had black hair.
Yeah, black hair and an Asian complexion (possibly Japanese?).
@ eastman: are you alluding that Chinese men molest the asses of young boys?