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'Open mind' over murder motive

Detectives investigating the murder of a Chinese couple have said they are keeping an "open mind" as to a motive." B3 K( {: x: Q
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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.& ~* n8 B, @0 M1 `6 h0 T3 F0 I

A lodger who is believed to have agreed to take up residence shortly before the killings has not yet been traced.

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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prospective tenants before robbing theoccupants of cash and valuables using violence.
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"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.) c) i3 R  P, H2 s$ W' }
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"We are in close liaison with colleagues in Manchester and theMetropolitan Police force area as part of the murder investigation."4 d( Y' @  n% H& T8 e. p% T
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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 ) m& [* s7 p& H+ s5 T. f/ k. P8 }
Road, and it was vitally important he wasidentified.
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FROM BBC.CO.UK
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/7628026.stm

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