Chinese lecturer referred to prosecution for allegedly killing and dismembering student in South Korea
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- A 31-year-old Chinese university lecturer in Gyeongsan, South Korea, was referred to prosecution for allegedly killing his 25-year-old Chinese graduate student, dismembering her body, and scattering remains across five cities.
- He also faces charges of obstructing investigation by falsely reporting her missing and disguising himself as a woman to dispose of her phone.
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Why It Matters
The incident occurred on August 20 in Gyeongsan, where Zheng Changsheng, a university lecturer, allegedly killed his graduate student during an argument after she threatened to reveal their romantic relationship to the university.
DAEGU, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- A Chinese man was referred to the prosecution on Friday for allegedly killing one of his students and dismembering her body in the southeastern city of Gyeongsan last month, police said.
Zheng Changsheng, a 31-year-old university lecturer, is accused of killing the 25-year-old female graduate student, also from China, at his home in the city some 290 kilometers southeast of Seoul on Aug. 20, mutilating her body and abandoning the body parts in mountains and other places in five cities, including nearby Gyeongju and Gunpo, just south of Seoul.
He is also accused of obstructing the police's investigation by falsely reporting her missing after the alleged murder and taking her cell phone to a train station while dressed as a woman.
According to the Gyeongbuk Gyeongsan Police Station, Zheng feared losing his job when the victim threatened during an argument to disclose their romantic relationship to the university.
Police also said they conducted a psychopathy test on the suspect but his score was below the 25 out of 40 points required to classify him as a psychopath.
The search for the victim's remains is ongoing, they added.
What to Watch
AI outlook โ possibilities, not facts
The prosecution will file formal indictment against Zheng Changsheng for murder, dismemberment, and obstruction of justice.
Very likely ยท Within weeks
The court will order a psychiatric evaluation despite the initial psychopathy test score being below threshold.
Likely ยท Within months
Open Questions
- What was the exact nature of the relationship between the suspect and victim?
- Have all body parts been recovered?
- What was the motive behind the dismemberment and scattering of remains?
- Will the suspect face additional charges related to the mutilation?
