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Chinese couple 'killed by thieves'

                   
itn.co.uk: Xi Zhou and Zhen Xing Yang itn.co.uk
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30-Aug-2008
        
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Keywords: Xi Zhou, Zhen Xing Yang Two Chinese graduates found murdered in their flat may have been killed by thieves targeting foreign students, police believe. Detectives said Xi Zhou and her boyfriend Zhen Xing Yang, both 25, may have been the victims of Chinese organised crime groups operating in the UK. "We're quite keen to explore another potential motive - whether it was linked to some Chinese organised... [read full story]                    

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Chinese murdered in Britain may have been 'sitting ducks': police (AFP)

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Poster appeal in hunt for Chinese couple's killers (AFP)

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Murder couple were 'sitting ducks'

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30-Aug-2008
        

Two Chinese graduates who were brutally murdered in their flat may have been killed by a gang of thieves targeting foreign students, it has been reported. Detectives said Xi Zhou and her boyfriend Zhen Xing Yang, both...

                   

UK & World News: Murder couple were 'sitting ducks'

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30-Aug-2008
        

Two Chinese graduates who were brutally murdered in their flat may have been killed by a gang of thieves targeting foreign students, it has been reported. Detectives said Xi Zhou and her boyfriend Zhen Xing Yang, both...

                   

Murder couple were 'sitting ducks'

icnetwork.co.uk
30-Aug-2008
        

Two Chinese graduates who were brutally murdered in their flat may have been killed by a gang of thieves targeting foreign students, it has been reported. Detectives said Xi Zhou and her boyfriend Zhen Xing Yang, both...

                   

Murder couple were 'sitting ducks'

gazettelive.co.uk
30-Aug-2008
        

Two Chinese graduates who were brutally murdered in their flat may have been killed by a gang of thieves targeting foreign students, it has been reported. Detectives said Xi Zhou and her boyfriend Zhen Xing Yang, both...

                   

Chinese couple 'killed by thieves'

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30-Aug-2008
        

Last Modified: 30 Aug 2008 Source: ITN Two Chinese graduates found murdered in their flat may have been killed by thieves targeting foreign students, police believe. Detectives said Xi Zhou and her boyfriend Zhen Xing...

                   
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Gang lead in double murder hunt

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30-Aug-2008
        

Posters in English and Mandarin are being put up throughout Newcastle Roaming gangs targeting potentially affluent young people may have been responsible for the murder of a Chinese couple in Newcastle, police believe....

                   

Robbery could be murders motive

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29-Aug-2008
        

Aug 30 2008 by Brenda Hickman, Evening Chronicle VICIOUS robbers may have targeted the murdered Chinese graduates in their Newcastle flat. Inquiries into the double killings at Croydon Road, Arthur’s Hill, in the city’s...

                   

Another motive for murder of couple

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29-Aug-2008
        

Aug 30 2008 by Paul James, The Journal THE Chinese couple murdered in their Newcastle home may have been killed by a gang of thieves who target foreign students across the UK. The potential motive was revealed yesterday...

                   

UK police seek info on Chinese couple's murder through posters

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29-Aug-2008
        

London (PTI): Police have issued bilingual posters that highlight a 5,000 pound reward for information on the killers of a Chinese couple in Newcastle, media reports said here. The posters, issued in English and Mandarin...