Tianping News (reporter Liang Fan) - On the night of May 4, a man broke into Cao Jingfang's house in Community No.5, Changxing Village, Xiaokuan Town, Lishu County. He brutally attacked Cao Jingfang and his wife Sun Yajun who were sound asleep on the kang (a traditional Chinese bed), before fleeing hastily.
"Help! Help!" At around 22:12 on May 4, Cao Ping received an emergency call from his aunt Sun Yajun. Since Aunt Sun didn't clearly explain what happened before hanging up, Cao Ping thought that his uncle's earth bed had collapsed, trapping his uncle and aunt.
Because his uncle's son wasn't at home and he lived far away from his uncle's house, Cao Ping called his great-uncle Liu Baohui who lived nearby and asked him to go over and check.
"Cao Jingfang was covered in blood, and there was blood all over the room," said Liu Baohui. His house is less than 100 meters away from the Cao family’s. When he arrived at the Cao residence, he saw Cao Jingfang lying in the courtyard, covered in blood with multiple knife wounds. Sun Yajun stood inside the blood-soaked room, bandaging her injured arm while searching for money to treat herself and her husband. Cao Jingfang and Sun Yajun recounted that a man had broken into their house and indiscriminately hacked them while they were sleeping, then fled after the attack.
Relatives immediately sent Cao Jingfang and Sun Yajun to a hospital in the Liaohe Reclamation Area. However, the hospital stated that Cao Jingfang's injuries were too severe and he needed to be transferred immediately. Subsequently, Cao Jingfang was taken to the First People's Hospital of Siping City for treatment.
On the morning of yesterday, Cao Jingfang was still receiving treatment in the intensive care unit. Cao Ping introduced that his uncle had been stabbed 18 times, suffering serious injuries and remained semi-comatose. Sun Yajun had been stabbed five times with minor injuries to her arm and leg.
"The Cao family has poor living conditions and still lives in a mud house. Recently, relatives managed to gather some money to help them renovate their house, but unexpectedly, such an incident occurred," a relative of the Cao family said.
"The County Public Security Bureau has classified this case as intentional homicide," said relevant personnel from the Lishu County Public Security Bureau yesterday afternoon. The relevant leaders of the County Public Security Bureau, along with the criminal investigation team and police officers from the local station, are currently investigating the case in Xiaokuan Town, and the suspect is being pursued.