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Detectives investigating the murder of a Chinese couple have said they are keeping an "open mind" as to a motive.: x8 ?" J7 L# Q4 ?* I- L
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The bodies of Zhen Xing Yang and his girlfriend Xi Zhou, both 25, were found in their Newcastle flat on 9 August.1 g& [2 {( G* G9 _" `; Q
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A lodger who is believed to have agreed to take up residence shortly before the killings has not yet been traced.
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" a! J$ t  F& H- Q7 A0 ?Police confirmed that one motive being explored is the targetingof Chinese nationals who have advertised rented accommodation, usuallyon websites.
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Det Supt Steve Wade said that a number of offenceshave been identified in London, Manchester and the North East whereChinese nationals have posed as
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. q/ y) @$ A: ^4 \"A number of gangs have been identified, mainly from the Fujianprovince of mainland China. We are not aware of any links totriad-based criminality," he said.
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4 P" q, U0 Q* V5 ?% K5 Q6 Q# I"We are in close liaison with colleagues in Manchester and theMetropolitan Police force area as part of the murder investigation."2 r& r- s7 A' B* |( V0 [  v$ A

* G0 j4 ~- z+ b  _: G6 e; y$ ?He added that despite a number of appeals, police had not beenable to trace a lodger believed to have agreed to take up residence atthe flat in Croydon
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FROM BBC.CO.UK
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