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Written by: Zhu Dixin
2020-11-26 20:40
Last update date: 2020-11-26 20:44
Zhang Qizhong, an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Hong Kong, involved strangling his wife to death in his dormitory at the University of Hong Kong Weilun Hall two years ago. He once placed her body on the terrace. During this period, he accompanied his daughter to the police station to report to the police and went to the police and his family. His wife, but the police eventually recovered his wife’s body in Zhang Yugang University’s office.
After Zhang was accused of murder, he claimed in court that he had been abused by his domineering wife for many years.
Once after an argument with his wife, he was kicked off the bed and accidentally found the wire. Later, he found that his wife was dead.
The jury today convicted Zhang of the murder with a ratio of 5:2, and Zhang Wen did not show any expression.
Controversy over whether the murder was caused by depression or anger
The defendant Zhang Qizhong, 56 years old.
The charge is that he murdered his wife Chen Huiwen (53 years old) in Hong Kong on about August 17, 2018.
He denied murder, but admitted to manslaughter and was not accepted by the prosecution.
In addition, he also pleaded guilty to one count of preventing legal burial.
Zhang was an associate professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Hong Kong at the time of the incident and was also the supervisor of the Weiluntang dormitory. He resigned after the incident.
There is no dispute in the case that Zhang Xunzhong strangled Chen with a wire, but it is disputed whether his crime was affected by depression or was irritated and committed.
The defendant Zhang Qizhong was suspected of killing his wife Chen Huiwen in the university dormitory.
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Chen opened an account at the bank before he was killed
According to the case, Chen Huiwen went to DBS and Citibank to open an account three days before the case, and Chen kept asking the bank staff how to obtain the discount.
On the 16th of the same month, the morning before Chen's death, Chen and a DBS Bank manager talked about discounts and learned that there were discounts for recommending others to open an account, so he asked the manager to go to the University of Hong Kong to find an account opening document.
The manager followed his instructions to complete the transaction, but Zhang refused to sign.
In addition to the manager's failure to do business, there are also impressions that Chen Badu demanded too much.
In the afternoon of the same day, Chen went to Citibank to open an account and deposited a cheque of 4 million yuan, but the cheque was eventually bombed due to insufficient account balance.
Chen Bimei once saw Zhang press on Chen
Chen Huixian's sister, Chen Huixian, came to Hong Kong from the United Kingdom with her 8-year-old daughter and lived in Zhang’s dormitory. She heard her sister quarrel with her daughter over toilet issues on the evening of the 16th. By the early hours of the 17th, she saw Zhang Ya again. As for the sister, she was surprised that Zhang and her sister were still affectionate at this age.
When she woke up the next day and asked her whereabouts, Zhang said, "Your sister seems to be out on the street." She has never seen her sister again.
Zhang Yiri takes his son to work as usual
In the morning of the same day, Zhang drove his son to work at his son's request, and then returned to his residence.
Zhang Yiri bought 8 white wooden boards and dropped his wife's shoes and passport.
On the 20th, her daughter felt that her mother had lost contact for several days and decided to call the police. Zhang You was accompanied at the time. In addition to allowing the police to check in her dormitory, she also watched the CCTV for 9 hours with the police, and pointed out that a woman holding a phone was her wife. .
The prosecution witness told the story of the incident. (See the picture below for details)
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The officer saw Zhang pushing away the wooden box
By the morning of August 22, when police officer Zhang Jiaxuan went to the dormitory to investigate, he saw Zhang Mantou profusely pushing the wooden box onto the truck. The officer also said to Zhang, "Professor in the morning." However, Zhang did not respond and the officer saw the wooden box on the truck. There were cooking stoves and microwave ovens, and he asked Zhang what it was. Zhang told him that it was for the university orientation camp (Ocamp). The police officer recalled that Zhang was indifferent when questioning his wife.
Saw wood in the office
On the 24th of the same month, the police officer went to Zhang Qizhong’s office at Kejing Building in Hong Kong University for questioning. Zhang Qizhong changed his name to a wooden box containing electronic equipment and aluminum bars, and said that because there would be robot competitions later, he took these items back to the university. It was also said that the previous wooden box had been removed, and the police officer was taken to another room to look at the wooden boards.
But in fact, what the police officer saw was a wooden board purchased separately.
I feel weird in the office
After investigation by the police, it was discovered that Zhang's wife, Chen Huiwen, had never left Weiluntang and the case was transferred to the crime team for follow-up.
Sheriff Zhang Shaoxian went to Zhang Qizhong's residence and office to investigate again on the 26th of the same month and asked Zhang Xunzhong if he "buried" his wife. Zhang denied and asked, "Do you doubt me?"
A group of police officers then went to Kejing Building in Hong Kong Dahuang to investigate and smelled a strange smell in Zhang Fuzhong's office. They tried to find the source of the smell, but there was debris in the room and no thorough search was found.
At the meeting time, Zhang Xianzhong sent a message in the WhatsApp family group saying: "I wanna jump".
After the police officer discovered the message, Zhang Yuzhong became excited and said, "You doubt me, I want to die." After the police officer calmed down, he went to one of the rooms of Huang Kejing Building and found a wooden board.
The leather trunk with the corpse hidden in a wooden box
On the 28th of the same month, the sergeant went to Zhang Qizhong's office on the 7th floor of Huang Kejing Building and found the smell of decayed corpses on the floor.
Zhang pointed out that it might smell like a dead mouse.
However, the police officers eventually found a wooden box in their office with a suitcase hidden in the wooden box. They also found Chen's body in the suitcase.
At that time, Chen was only wearing underwear and was entangled with two wires around his neck.
Forensic doctor Lin Weiguo said that Chen died of neck compression.
Zhang Qizhong told the story of the incident when he defended himself. (See the picture below for details)
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Psychologist says Zhang's wife's verbal violence reaches the level of abuse
Xiao Huimin, the head of the forensic psychiatric department of Castle Peak Hospital, and He Meiyi, a psychiatrist, all accused Zhang Qizhong of depression at the time of the case.
Among them, He Meiyi even pointed out that Zhang suffered from severe depression, and that his mental condition had deteriorated since 2013, and his condition became more serious in 2018.
Clinical psychologist Zheng Jianrong pointed out that Chen Huiwen's verbal violence against Zhang has reached the level of psychological abuse. According to WHO standards, the psychological abuse has reached a moderate to severe level.
The official jury considered whether Zhang was abnormal
When guiding the jury, the judge pointed out that the defense did not dispute that Zhang's wife was killed by Zhang. The main point of contention in the case was whether Zhang was provoked or killed his wife in a mental disorder.
If the jury agrees with the defense's statement that Zhang Yiren's wife has become insane for many years, or that he was reprimanded by his wife on the day of the crime, coupled with the insults he endured over the years, caused him to lose control in his anger and kill his wife, Zhang should be sentenced to manslaughter; if it is believed that Zhang strangled his wife in a sober state, he should be sentenced to murder.
Case Number: HCCC292/2019
Zhang Qizhong involved in killing his wife | Police officers once saw Zhang pushing a wooden box to sweat profusely while talking about his wife indifferent
Zhang Qizhong involved in the murder of his wife | The police did not see signs of Zhang's wife leaving home and began to suspect a body found in the office
Zhang Qizhong involved in the murder of his wife | After the murder, swimming and walking the dog pretending to accompany the police to watch 9 hours of CCTV
Zhang Qizhong involved in the murder of his wife | The official appeals to the jury not to be affected by sympathy and to consider Zhang's mental state
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