On the morning of February 25th, a shocking murder case occurred in Bishan Community, Maye Subdistrict, Guichi District, Chizhou City. A 14-year-old second-year junior high school boy sneaked into his neighbor's house with a sharp knife. He stabbed a 10-year-old girl on her face multiple times and then forcibly dragged her into a well to drown her. Afterwards, he went home indifferently and continued doing his homework. It was learned that the murderer had excellent grades but had repeatedly stolen women's underwear.
When the mother returned home, she found her daughter missing.
Bishan Community of Maye Subdistrict, Guichi District, Chizhou City, is located near the suburban area of Chizhou City, alongside the picturesque Pingtian Lake. At 3 p.m. yesterday, I arrived at the scene of the incident and saw that the victim, a girl named Wu Xiaoyu (a pseudonym), lived on a low hillside. Adjacent to it was the house of the murderer, Wu Cheng (a pseudonym). Xiaoyu's mother told reporters that Xiaoyu was only 10 years old and attended the third grade at Bishan Primary School. On the morning of February 25th, she took her younger son to the health center for an intravenous drip, leaving Xiaoyu alone at home.
At noon that day, when her mother returned home and called out for Xiaoyu, her daughter did not come out to greet her as usual. Entering the house, she found Xiaoyu's door open, the fire bucket overturned on the ground, and the television still playing. When the mother picked up the fire bucket, she was shocked to see a large patch of fresh blood on the ground and on the schoolbag.
The Girl Was Stabbed and Then Thrown Into the Well
"I sensed something happened to my daughter," Xiaoyu's mother said. She immediately ran out of the house and asked the surrounding neighbors, who all said they hadn't seen Xiaoyu. The mother had to return home. By then, Xiaoyu's father had also come back. The two of them discovered a long trail of bloody footprints on the cement floor of the living room, extending to the back of the house. There was also a bloody handprint on the doorframe of the back door.
Behind the house was a water well over ten meters deep. Xiaoyu's parents found bloodstains on the well's mouth. After an hour of fishing, they finally discovered their daughter's body. Their once lively daughter was now cold and stiff. Xiaoyu's mother said it was clear how cruel the murderer was. Her daughter's face had been stabbed three times, and she was then forcibly dragged to the back of the house and thrown into the well. During this time, a blind elderly woman heard Xiaoyu desperately shouting for her mother.
The Suspect Was Whistling When Arrested
Xiaoyu's father told reporters that after investigation, the police found that the murderer was actually their neighbor Wu Cheng. What was even more surprising was that after killing someone at the age of 14, Wu Cheng acted as if nothing had happened. While everyone was waiting for the police to arrive, Wu Cheng was sitting on his electric scooter, whistling and squeezing pimples in front of a mirror. After being arrested, he lied and said that the weapon was thrown on top of the mountain, causing everyone to search fruitlessly for a whole day. It wasn't until noon yesterday that he revealed the truth - the knife was hidden in his home.
Wu Cheng's father, Wu Xiaowu, told reporters that on the morning of the incident, he and his wife were out moving cement. When they returned home at noon and ate lunch with their son, they didn't notice anything unusual about him. After hearing the cries of their neighbor Xiaoyu's mother, he went with his son to see what happened. "When Xiaoyu was fished out, my son stood behind me and said fearfully, 'Wow, who has such big guts? Too cruel, it's scary just looking.'"
Excellent Academic Performance But Fond of Stealing Women's Underwear
According to Wu Cheng's homeroom teacher, Mr. Qiu, Wu Cheng had excellent academic performance and ranked among the top five in the class. Overall, he was a relatively obedient student. After the incident, he learned from the investigating officers that Wu Cheng had repeatedly stolen women's underwear. The child was in puberty and may have lacked necessary sex education. Wu Cheng's father said that he disciplined his son very strictly, making him get up at 5 o'clock every morning to read for an hour before sending him to school. After the incident, he learned that Wu Cheng had the habit of stealing women's underwear. He regretted that he had never noticed this. If he had discovered it, he would have severely beaten Wu Cheng.
It is understood that currently, the Public Security Bureau of Guichi District, Chizhou City, has already taken control of Wu Cheng, who confessed to the crime without reservation. (By Qiao Jian)
Source: Anhui Business Daily