Interpol called in over second Chinese suspect

INTERPOL have been contacted to help Cyprus police track down a second suspect in the Chinese double murder enquiry, Justice Minister Nicos Koshis said yesterday.

Apart from one suspect already in custody, police are looking for another on the island, but have asked Interpol to help locate him in case he escaped the security net, Koshis said.

Koshis said that, even though another suspect is still being sought, police consider the crime “solved”.

He also said that the motive of the horrendous crime was “without doubt” robbery.

Chinese couple Lou Jian Hui, 23 and Jiang Ming Xia, 23, were strangled to death last Tuesday, after being subjected to torture and sexual abuse with various objects. Their bodies were found dumped in a ravine near Trooditissa on Wednesday.

Police continued their search yesterday for the second Chinese murder suspect, who they believe was the mastermind behind last week’s vicious double-murder.

Hundreds of officers have combed the island for the past three days to try and find murder suspect Bu Hua Cheng, 22, who is believed to be in hiding.

The police have not ruled out that he may have fled to the occupied areas.

Police have searched abandoned property, boats and farms in a concerted effort to apprehend the suspect.

Bu is described by police as extremely dangerous and still scarred over his right eye from his tussle with the victims. The public have been warned not to tackle him alone.

The twenty-two-year-old was named by his compatriot Wang Yang, 21, a fellow student now in police custody.

Apparently, Yang has confessed to the crime and named Bu as the one who planned the horrific murders in an alleged attempt to rob the victims of around $3,000.

Yang and Bu planned to leave the island by boat after committing the murders, Yang is said to have told police.

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