Zhou Shangqiong demonstrated the knife-snatching scene to the reporters.
Xie's self-inflicted wounds
Looking at the wound on Xiao Fang's neck, Zhou Shangqiong felt unbearable pain.
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On the morning of the 5th, a shocking scene occurred in the Chuan Fu Hotpot restaurant on Liberation Road in Zhenjiang. Xiao Fang, an employee of the hot pot restaurant, was pinned down by her boyfriend. Just as she was about to be decapitated, at this critical moment, Zhou Shangqiong, a 57-year-old cleaner, quietly moved behind the man and suddenly snatched the kitchen knife out of his hand!
The female worker: "I was so scared that my whole body was shaking"
At noon on the 6th, the reporter arrived at the Chuan Fu Hotpot restaurant where Zhou Shangqiong was resting in the staff rest room after finishing her work. She is from Chongqing and has been working as a cleaner in the hot pot restaurant for some time. When recalling the incident with the reporter, her first sentence was: "I thought the two young people were just going to kiss goodbye!"
The two young people are Xie and Xiao Fang. Xiao Fang started working in the hot pot restaurant in April last year, and Xie joined two months later but left after more than a month. Subsequently, the two began dating.
Zhou Shangqiong said that she was about to enter the restroom to wash the mop, and Xie and Xiao Fang were talking in the corridor of the restroom, blocking the way.
Since Zhou Shangqiong knew that Xie and Xiao Fang were dating, she smiled at them without disturbing them. Xiao Fang responded and then stepped aside to let her pass. Zhou Shangqiong entered the restroom and heard Xiao Fang say to Xie: "Goodbye, I'm going to work."
But as soon as Zhou Shangqiong entered the restroom, she suddenly heard Xiao Fang scream "Ah!" Turning around, she was shocked to see Xiao Fang already pinned down on the ground by Xie. Xie had his left leg kneeling on Xiao Fang's body, his left hand choking Xiao Fang's neck, and his right hand holding a kitchen knife ready to slash down on Xiao Fang.
Zhou Shangqiong said: "I was so scared that my whole body was shaking; if that knife went down, Xiao Fang would have lost her life."
At that moment, Xie's back was facing her, and they were about 2 meters apart. Without hesitation, Zhou Shangqiong threw the mop in her hand and rushed out of the restroom. She didn't dare to make any sound, extended both hands behind Xie, used all her strength, and snatched the knife! Then she shouted loudly: "You're still young, don't be impulsive!"
Before Xie could react, other employees in the hall had already arrived, grabbed Xie, and dragged him into the office to control him. Other employees took Xiao Fang, whose neck was bleeding, to the hospital for bandaging and treatment. Subsequently, the police officers from the Jiankang Road Police Station in Zhenjiang arrived and took Xie away.
Xiao Fang: His reaction was extremely strong when I proposed breaking up
Facing the reporter, the frail and small Xiao Fang did not say much, with a large white bandage on her neck and a pained expression. During the medical examination, she learned that the knife wound on her neck was 6 centimeters long, close to the aorta, and if the aorta had been injured, her life might not have been saved.
Xiao Fang told the reporter that there were only two sisters in her family. She had known Xie for more than half a year. In early January, she returned home and mentioned the matter of dating but did not mention Xie. However, her parents opposed her dating outside. Two weeks ago, she informed Xie of her parents' thoughts, and unexpectedly, Xie's reaction was extremely intense, which made her secretly alarmed and strengthened her determination to break up.
Unexpectedly, Xie began making horrifying actions: In late January, Xie lay down on Liberation Road in front of the hot pot restaurant and attempted suicide but was forcibly pulled back by Xiao Fang. At around 3 a.m. on February 1st, he found the hot pot restaurant and asked Xiao Fang to walk him one last time. When the two reached an alley near the International Hotel, Xiao Fang was forcefully pulled into the alley by Xie who wanted her to commit suicide together. Later, Xiao Fang managed to return to the store first by saying, "Even if I die, I need to change clothes first."
After the two returned to the store, another employee noticed blood dripping from Xie's hand. Upon lifting his sleeve, it was discovered that there was a deep cut on his arm, continuously bleeding. Everyone immediately helped clean his wound and tried to send him to the hospital, but he refused.
Xiao Fang recalled that on February 5th, Xie came to find her again. After saying "I'm going to work," Xie pulled her and insisted that she not leave. However, suddenly, a kitchen knife appeared in his hand, and then the knife slashed across her neck. She screamed in pain and fell to the ground. "After falling to the ground, I don't remember anything else," she said.
Xie: Now I really regret it
The police told the reporter that during the interrogation, Xie's attitude was very good. He confessed that he intended to kill Xiao Fang and then commit suicide for love. He believed that he had invested a lot of feelings and energy into Xiao Fang, and he could not accept the breakup. He even proposed that the two take sleeping pills together and commit suicide for love.
After deciding to kill, Xie bought a sharp kitchen knife on the evening of the 4th. Subsequently, he purchased a ticket for the D5406 train from Zhenjiang to Nanjing on the 5th. Before committing the crime, he showed this ticket to Xiao Fang, saying that he was returning home and asking her to see him off.
Xie's hometown is in Guizhou, so why did he buy a ticket to Nanjing? In fact, it was just a ruse. He wanted to use this ticket to make Xiao Fang believe he was going home and then come to see him off. "If Xiao Fang comes to see me off, I will have the opportunity to meet her alone, and then I can take the chance to kill her. It will also give me a better chance to succeed," he explained.
Xie confessed that during the few minutes when he faced Xiao Fang coldly in the restroom, he thought a lot and became more determined to kill Xiao Fang. The moment Xiao Fang turned to leave, he stretched out his left hand and grabbed her neck, pulling the hidden kitchen knife from the left inner pocket of his jacket and slashing it. Due to the rush and the sharpness of the blade, his left hand was also injured. Immediately afterward, he pinned Xiao Fang down on the ground, knelt on her with his left knee, choked her neck with his left hand, and raised the knife with his right hand, preparing to slash down...
In the later stages of the interrogation, Xie began to feel fear: "Now I deeply regret and am very afraid. To tell the truth, if the cleaning person hadn't acted quickly, I would definitely have chopped off Xiao Fang's head. That way, I would have been dead for sure. Before killing, I didn't think that much, I just wanted to kill her and then commit suicide. Now I really regret it!"
Currently, Xie has been criminally detained. According to regulations, the police contacted his family. Upon learning of the incident involving his grandson, his grandfather was heartbroken: "The child is honest, from a poor family background, originally hoping to return home for the New Year, but instead received this news." It is reported that Xie is just two months away from turning 18.
(According to Yangtze Evening News report)