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Chinese student's murder case sparks controversy

By Ma Chi

Chinadaily.com.cn

The murder case of a Chinese student killed in Japan last year has attracted wide attention online as the case is set to be heard[1]in Japan next month.

[1]hear：to listen to someone or something with great attention or officially in court 听；倾听；开审

The case willbe heard (= officially listened to)by the High Court.

高等法院将审理这个案子。

On Sina Weibo, a popular social media platform in China, the hashtag#Murder case of Chinese student in Tokyo#has garnered more than 1.8 billion views.

Jiang Ge, a 24-year-old Chinese student from Qingdao, Shandong province, was killed at her apartment in Tokyo onNov 3, 2016. Jiang was apostgraduate studentatHosei University[法政大学].

In the early hours ofNov 3, 2016(local time),Jiangwas stabbed to deathin the corridor of her apartment bythe ex-boyfriend of her roommate.

According to media reports,Liu Xin, the victim's roommate and her close friend, moved in withJiangafterbreaking up withher boyfriend two months before the tragedy happened.

Liu's boyfriend,Chen Shifeng, went to Jiang's apartment to look forLiuthat afternoon. The three had a quarrel and left the house afterwards.That same night,LiuandJiangwent back to the apartment,with Liu arriving first.

Liusaid when she waschanging her pantsin the house, she heard screaming outside the door. She tried to open the door, butfound it was blocked. Then she called the police.

The victim's mother, Jiang Qiulian, blamedLiufor her daughter's death by claimingLiuhadlockedJiangoutwhen she was attacked. She also criticizedLiuforavoiding herandrefusing to explain to her the details of the incident face-to-faceafter the tragedy happened.

According to a report fromtheaper.cn,JiangsaidLiuand her familiesrefused to answer her request of explaining the incident to heranddid not send any condolence to her.

OnMay 21, 2017,Jiangposted an article on Sina Weibo,exposing the personal information and photos of Liu and her parents, asking web users to offer information about Liu's address andwhereabouts[2].

[2]whereabouts：the place where a person or thing is （某人或某物的）行踪，下落，去向

Trupin is thought to be in the Caribbean, although his exactwhereaboutsare/is a mystery.

有人认为特吕潘在加勒比海，但他的确切下落仍是一个谜。

In response to criticisms,Liutoldthepaper.cnthat she did not see Jiang's mother after Jiang was killed because she wasunder the supervision and protection of the police, banned from seeing anyone related toJiangtoprotect the validity and confidentiality of the evidence, and said she did not lock the door.

Liu, who is also from Qingdao, was Jiang's classmate during their middle school years, and the two became close friends after meeting each other in Japan.

The case, which is to be held inTokyoonDec 10, has become a hot topic online.

One ofthe most upvoted commentsbelow a post on Sina Weibo said: "I can understand that she (Liu Xin)felt too scared to open the door… But the way she responded to the incident makes mefeel a chill.After her roommate's death, she did not even say sorry to the (victim's mother)."

Another comment said: "The murder willbe punished by the law, and Liu is probablyguiltlessfrom a legal perspective. But her behavior and attitude (towards the tragedy) isdisgusting."

The victim's mother, who is inTokyotoattend the hearingnext month, is collecting signatures from local residentsin a call for a death sentencefor the murderer.

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