A horrifying murder case recently occurred in Xiushan County, Chongqing, where a 19-year-old man broke into a local resident’s house late at night after being denied accommodation and ended up killing the 32-year-old homeowner.
On August 17th, the Xiushan County Public Security Bureau in Chongqing reported that on August 14th, a 19-year-old man named Liao, while passing through a residence in the Guanzhuang Street of Xiushan County, requested accommodation, use of the power supply to charge his electric bike, assistance in finding a job, among other things, from the 32-year-old resident named Peng. When Peng refused, a dispute ensued between the two. Around 2 a.m. the following day, Liao stealthily entered Peng’s home with a knife and fatally attacked him. Liao was apprehended around 1 p.m. on August 15th.
On August 19th, more details about the case emerged. According to reports from several mainland Chinese media outlets, the victim Peng hailed from a rural area in Yushuihe Town, Youyang County, Chongqing. He had two young children – an 8-year-old son and a 3-year-old daughter – who were usually taken care of by his wife at their ancestral home in Youyang County.
Peng’s uncle mentioned that his nephew Peng was murdered on the ground floor of his dormitory. When the police arrived at the scene, Liao was found fast asleep in a room on the second floor next to a pot and a kitchen knife. Liao confessed that he had been hungry for a few days before the incident, and after committing the crime, he noticed the unlocked kitchen and cooked noodles. He then brought the pot to the second floor to eat, but claimed he did not consume any alcohol.
After the Chinese New Year this year, Peng began working at a door and window company in Xiushan County with a monthly salary of approximately 7,000 Chinese yuan. His wife’s family home was not far from his workplace, and during the summer vacation this year, his wife took their two children back to her family’s home.
A relative of Peng mentioned that there was a roller shutter door in the building where the incident took place, leading to Peng’s room, but both locks on the doors had long been broken and provided no security protection.