Two teenagers killed their companions after drinking and burned their bodies under the age of 14 released after 37 days in custody

January 26, Wang Yu and Zhang Jing were released from police custody after 37 days, the reason is that the killing of two 13-year-old, under 14 years old, not criminally responsible. Zhenping County Public Security Bureau, the relevant person in charge said that the Bureau to the higher authorities for instructions to send the two to the juvenile detention center, was not approved, had to be released, the procedure is in line with the provisions of the law.

In the evening of February 19, Nanyang City, Henan Province, Zhenping County, Gaoqiu Town, Sun Bay Village, Zhang Yuqing, into the dry canal about a kilometer from Home, squatting next to a cloud of ashes and lit grass paper, tears. She was paying tribute to her son Xiaochen, who died at the age of 13.

The ashes were left over from the burning of the electric car and Xiaochen’s body. The reporter learned that on December 15, 2020, Wang Yu, Zhang Jing and Xiaochen were sitting around drinking under a tree on the berm of the aqueduct. Xiaochen was the first to get up and wanted to ride his electric bike away, but his body alcohol content was over 300mg/100ml and he fell to the ground after riding out more than 10 meters. Wang Yu and Zhang Jing went forward, holding a sharp weapon to hurt Xiaochen, causing him to go into hemorrhagic shock, and then set the electric car on fire.

February 20, Zhenping County, Nanyang City, Henan Gaoqiu town, the crime scene of the ashes are still. Photo/upstream news reporter Niu Tai

The perpetrator, Wang Yu, believes that Xiaochen is a “snitch” who denounced him for taking someone else’s cell phone from the Life teacher, so he and Zhang Jing agreed: to teach Xiaochen a lesson, so that he would remember.

After the two committed the crime, in the face of Xiaochen’s Parents repeatedly asked, insisting that they did not know Xiaochen’s whereabouts. It was not until December 22 of that year that Xiaochen’s body was found that the two of them confessed to the police about the murder.

On January 26, Wang Yu and Zhang Jing were released from police custody after 37 days, because the two were 13 years old at the Time of the murder, under 14 years old, not criminally responsible. Zhenping County Public Security Bureau, said the person in charge, the Bureau to the higher authorities for instructions to send the two to juvenile detention center, was not approved, had to be released, the procedure in accordance with the law.

The perpetrators Wang Yu and Zhang Jing have similar labels: left-behind teenagers, teenagers who dropped out of school, Internet-addicted teenagers. At present, the two of them have been received by their parents who are working outside the home.

The two parents said they will do their best to compensate Xiaochen’s Family and strictly control their own children.

The photo of Xiaochen before he was born. Image source/upstream news reporter Niu Tai remake

“Offensive and defensive alliance”

In 2018, Xiaochen came to Sunwan Village from Sichuan, living with his mother Zhang Yuqing and stepfather Wang Wenxing. Zhang Yuqing introduced the day at 12:30 p.m., she and Wang Wenxing left home to catch a market on the street. Before leaving, the two men and Xiaochen agreed to eat dinner at a restaurant near home, to Wang Wenxing’s 51st birthday. At about 5 p.m., Xiaochen did not arrive as promised. She called Xiaochen on WeChat voice phone and sent WeChat messages, but did not receive a reply. So, Wang Wenxing rushed home to look for, home also no one, had to return to the restaurant.

Zhang Yuqing said that at 6 p.m., the dishes were not yet served, she received a message from Xiaochen WeChat: and classmates playing in the mountains, far, can not return this evening, go back tomorrow. Subsequently, the other party sent a positioning, positioning shows in Maoya. Maoya is about 20 minutes drive from Sunwan Village.

On December 16, Xiaochen still had not returned home. Zhang Yuqing and Wang Wenxing came to Maoya, the town of Internet cafes and other places to look, but still in vain. They both thought of Wang Yu and Zhang Jing. Zhang Yuqing, Wang Yu and Zhang Jing, is Xiaochen’s best buddy, the three often play together.

Wang Wenxing recalled that on December 17, he found Wang Yu and Zhang Jing respectively, both said that they had not seen Xiaochen on December 15. “Xiaochen disappeared on the third and fourth day, I went to them, the statement has not changed, that is, I have not seen Xiaochen. On the fifth day, Zhang Jing’s statement has changed slightly.”

Wang Wenxing said that on December 20, Zhang Jing told him that he had not seen Xiaochen, “you go ask Wang Yu.” Subsequently, he “swindled” Wang Yu, who continued to say that he had not seen Xiaochen.

December 22, 2020, is the seventh day of Xiaochen’s disappearance. Wang Wenxing introduced that morning, he and the village cadres, the police came to Wang Yu’s home. In the face of questions, Wang Yu still said he had not seen Xiaochen.

One of the people present responded that day Wang Yu also complained in front of the crowd: “You always harass me like this, how can I behave in the village later?”

On February 20, Zhang Jing relatives told the Upstream News reporter, Wang Yu and Zhang Jing entered into an “offensive and defensive alliance” beforehand: no matter who asked, said they had not seen Xiaochen.

Drunkenness and murder

Xiaochen disappeared 7 days later, the body was found in the dry aqueduct.

Mother Zhang Yuqing introduced, December 22, 2020 at 3:00 pm, she received a call from the village cadres: a villager dry farm work, found a body in the dry aqueduct, go to identify the body. She saw that the corpse had half a tourist shoe left on the foot, it was Xiaochen’s, and she immediately fainted to the ground.

The stepfather Wang Wenxing said, Xiaochen body face down, neck also pressed a burned only iron frame of the electric car.

On February 20, the upstream news reporter visited the site where Xiaochen was killed and found that the aqueduct is located on a hill, the corpse is around the corner, about 200 meters from the nearest residential housing, next to the two-meter-high berm of the aqueduct.

In the afternoon of December 22, 2020, while the forensic investigation of the scene, the police took away Wang Yu and Zhang Jing. After being raided, the two confessed truthfully to the murder.

Upstream News reporter cross-corroborated from the lawyer hired by Zhang Yuqing, the relevant police officials, was informed that Wang Yu and Zhang Jing committed the crime.

Wang Yu and Zhang Jing agreed to teach Xiaochen a lesson to remember. 2020 December 15 afternoon, Wang Yu and Zhang Jing brought a drink bottle of liquor and found Xiaochen. The three first played in the east end of Sunwan village, then came to drink under the trees on the berm of the aqueduct, and Xiaochen drank the most among the three. After drinking, Xiaochen got up and rode his electric car away, riding more than 10 meters to the corner, a stumble, people and cars fell to the ground. Wang Yu and Zhang Jing, who followed closely behind, used brutal means to kill Xiaochen, set the electric car on fire before leaving, and took Xiaochen’s cell phone.

Wang Wenxing introduced, he signed two police instruments. One paperwork says that Xiaochen’s body alcohol content exceeds 300mg/100ml; after being injured by Wang Yu and Zhang Jing sharpshooter, Xiaochen was in hemorrhagic shock.

Cell phone game

It is understood that Wang Yu and Zhang Jing’s motive for the crime, due to a “snitch” Xiaochen.

The reporter learned that in September 2020, three people entered the town of Gaoqiu a middle school to read the first year. The crime was committed when all three had dropped out of school. The high school prohibits students from bringing cell phones to campus, if you violate this rule, the life teacher will temporarily keep the phone.

The above-mentioned lawyer, the police officer in charge, said that after the phone was taken away, Wang Yu was upset and took advantage of the life teacher to get back two cell phones, one was his own, one was the classmate He Fei. When Xiaochen learned about this, he told He Fei. He Fei found Wang Yu and took back the cell phones. Wang Yu is not happy about this and finds Zhang Jing and says that Xiaochen “betrayed” his brother and wants to fix him. Zhang Jing agrees to help. The two of them agreed to take revenge together. After the revenge, Wang Yu took Xiaochen’s cell phone.

The phone for Xiaochen, Wang Yu, Zhang Jing, an important function is: you can play a matchmaking game. In this game, players can team up and PK each other with virtual weapons such as knives, incendiary bombs and guns.

Xiaochen’s family said that Xiaochen loves to play this game. The paradox is that on February 20, Xiaochen’s classmates introduced to the upstream news reporter, after Xiaochen’s disappearance, his game account had also been online.

Wang Yu’s family, Wang Yu often teamed up with Xiaochen and Zhang Jing to play this game, sometimes playing too much to eat. Whenever the “kill” the opponent, they are excited.

Zhang Jing’s family said that sometimes, Zhang Jing a play is 8 hours. After his father found out, he took away the phone. Zhang Jing and in front of his mother “softly and softly”, to return to the phone.

The reporter checked Zhang Jing’s game account and found that the virtual character he controlled had won the title of “Super Ace” twice, and the equipment was worth a lot of money. In addition, within 21 days, the account has a number of login records.

Xiaochen’s photo before he died. Image source/upstream news reporter Niu Tai remake

“Problem teenager”

In addition to Internet addiction, Xiao Chen, Wang Yu and Zhang Jing are also “problematic teenagers”.

A number of students interviewed said they often saw the three get together to smoke and drink. They smoke, either Chinese, or a thin branch of Huang He Lou. “When it came time to pay the canteen for the meal, Wang Yu had no money in his hand.”

A number of students remember two incidents vividly: during military training, Wang Yu looked at a classmate in a bad light and subsequently went to the dormitory to pick a fight with him. He often labeled himself, “The community has its own people.”

Shortly after school started in the fall of 2020, the school organized an exam. After taking the exam in the morning, the three left the school over the wall and spent the day playing the above-mentioned mobile game at Xiaochen’s house, and did not take the afternoon exam.

In addition, before the crime, Wang Yu’s parents worked outside, he lived with his grandmother; Zhang Jing’s parents also worked outside, he lived with his grandmother. The first time I was interviewed by Zhang Jing’s grandmother in her seventies, she said she could only manage Zhang Jing’s life, but not the rest.

Sent to juvenile detention center unsuccessful

On January 26, after 37 days in custody, the police released Wang Yu and Zhang Jing because of their age.

Upstream News reporter learned that before December 26, 2020, people under 14 years old do not have to be criminally responsible. December 26, 2020, the National People’s Congress Standing Committee meeting voted to amend the Criminal Law (XI) will be officially implemented on March 1 this year, which provides that: people who have reached the age of 12 years old and under 14 years old, committed intentional homicide, intentional injury, causing death or by particularly cruel The person shall be held criminally responsible if he or she is under 14 years of age and has committed the crime of intentional homicide or intentional injury, causing death or causing serious disability by means of special cruelty, and the circumstances are so bad that the Supreme People’s Procuratorate has approved the prosecution.

Zhenping County Public Security Bureau, the relevant person in charge said that the two were committed before the revision of the Criminal Law. Before releasing the two, the bureau reported to higher authorities, want to send the two to juvenile detention center, but was not approved, had to release. The bureau and other relevant departments, will help parents, together with Education Wang Yu and Zhang Jing.

Henan Yulong Law Firm lawyer Fu Jian said, juvenile detention center is a juvenile offenders who have reached the age of 14, under 18 years old for education, rescue and rehabilitation of the place. “Juvenile crime under 14 years old, there was a gap before the revision of the Criminal Law.”

The two have now been brought to the side by their parents who are working outside the home.

Xiaochen’s parents have a hint of concern: it has been confirmed that the education of the two murderous teenagers went wrong, not sent to juvenile detention centers, their parents can control the murderous children?

Wang Yu’s father said that in order for the child to reflect deeply, he has broken off the father-son relationship with Wang Yu, so that his mother education. Zhang Jing’s family, now, Zhang Jing’s father took “stick education” to the child.

The two parents told the upstream news reporter that they will do their best to compensate Xiaochen’s family, hoping that the relevant departments can help them co-educate their children.