Identity of Suspect in Chinese Exchange Student Murder Revealed as 31-Year-Old Zheng Changcheng

The personal identity information of Zheng Changcheng (31), a Chinese university lecturer who was arrested on charges including murder and mutilation of a corpse for killing a Chinese female exchange student who took his class, was released today (September 1).

The Gyeongbuk Provincial Police Agency posted the suspect Zheng Changcheng's name, mugshot, and age on its website today.

The previous day, the police held a identity disclosure deliberation committee and decided to release his personal information, stating, "The brutality of the crime and the severity of the damage are recognized, and the evidence is sufficient," adding, "We decided to disclose the personal information by comprehensively considering the public interest, such as crime prevention."

The personal information will be posted on the Gyeongbuk Provincial Police Agency website until October 1.

Zheng Changcheng was arrested on August 25 on charges of murdering a 25-year-old Chinese female exchange student, surnamed A, at his studio apartment in Hayang-eup, Gyeongsan, in the early hours of August 20, mutilating her body, and abandoning the remains in wooded areas and garbage dumps in Gunpo, Gyeonggi Province, and Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk Province.


He is also accused of filing a false report to throw off the investigation or traveling to Dongdaegu Station dressed in women's clothing to turn off the victim's mobile phone.

The police applied five charges to Zheng Changcheng, including murder, mutilation, abandonment, and concealment of a corpse, and obstruction of official duties by fraudulent means.
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