China
Country Intelligence Summary
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Jan. 6, 2026
Top Motives and Outcomes in China
Top Motives
- Revenge — 19 case(s)
- Jealousy — 15 case(s)
- Control/domination — 12 case(s)
- Money / Financial Gain — 12 case(s)
- Desire for new relationship — 9 case(s)
Top Outcomes
- Legal case ongoing — 27 case(s)
- Arrest made — 24 case(s)
- Homicide during marriage — 20 case(s)
- Deadbody recovery — 15 case(s)
- Investigation still ongoing — 14 case(s)
State / Province Case Counts in China
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Cases in China: Motive — Desire for new relationship
Luo Yantian Murdered by Li Fangbin, Yulin, China
Li Fangbin, a nurse facing severe gambling losses, became involved with Luo Yantian, a married senior hospital doctor who reportedly lent her money while demanding a romantic and sexual relationship. Li later alleged that Luo …
State/Province: Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China | City/Region: Yulin | Incident Type: Murder | Date: March 20, 2020
View DetailsYang Liping Murdered by Zhou Yaodong, Shanghai, China
Yang Liping, a 29-year-old teacher in Shanghai, married Zhou Yaodong after a relationship lasting several years. The marriage reportedly involved financial conflict, infidelity, controlling behavior, deception, and attempted divorce. According to the source, Zhou strangled …
State/Province: Shanghai, China | City/Region: Shanghai | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Oct. 17, 2016
View DetailsLily Ho's Troubled Marriage and Infidelities Involving George Chao, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
This relationship-focused report describes the 1972 marriage of actress Lily Ho and businessman George Chao, their four children, George's alleged long-term pattern of infidelity, and Lily's decision to remain married. The report identifies several women …
State/Province: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China | City/Region: Hong Kong | Incident Type: Non-Murder | Date: July 20, 2016
View DetailsHuang Shufen and Shuli Ling Murdered by Sho Ji Shan and Joe Hai Chia, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
On May 22, 2015, Huang Shufen and her 16-year-old daughter, Shuli Ling, were found dead inside Huang's yellow Mini Cooper in Hong Kong. They died from extreme carbon monoxide poisoning. Investigators initially considered a vehicle …
State/Province: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China | City/Region: Hong Kong | Incident Type: Family Homicide | Date: May 22, 2015
View DetailsJiang Li and Xiao Injured in Murder Attempt by Huang Huaw and Chen Chuanhua, Danling, Sichuan, China
On February 16, 2014, Jiang Li and her young daughter Xiao were critically poisoned after eating rice at home in China. Initial suspicion focused on Jiang Li's husband, Chen Chuanhua, because he had financial problems, …
State/Province: Sichuan, China | City/Region: Danling | Incident Type: Attempted Murder | Date: Feb. 16, 2014
View DetailsWang Sheng, Yang Yong, and others Allegedly Injured by Wang Ti, Xiao Chen, and others, Dalian, Liaoning, China
Wang Ti, originally from an ordinary working-class family in Dalian, China, married Wang Sheng, a national football player. After enjoying a luxurious lifestyle funded by her husband, their marriage deteriorated following his injury and financial …
State/Province: Liaoning, China | City/Region: Dalian | Incident Type: Attempted Murder | Date: Oct. 1, 2008
View DetailsChi Ling Jin Suicide Following Alleged Abuse by Wu Kaitsen, Shanghai, China
The report describes Chinese actress Chi Ling Jin's relationship with Wu Kaitsen, whom she met in 2010 at an elite party. After dating for eight months, she became engaged, left her acting career, and married …
State/Province: Shanghai, China | City/Region: Shanghai | Incident Type: Suicide | Date: None
View DetailsChinese woman Case Involving Husband, China
A Chinese woman, employed and often traveling for work, returned home early from a canceled business trip to find her husband cheating on her with a woman. Shockingly, the woman was her older divorced sister. …
State/Province: None | City/Region: | Incident Type: Non-Murder | Date: None
View DetailsHe Xiayuli and Xiaoli's mother Allegedly Murdered by Meng Chao, Guiyang, China
In Guiyang, China, a 17-year-old student Meng Chao allegedly murdered fellow student He Xiayuli, both involved in a secret sexual and romantic relationship with their 45-year-old Chinese literature teacher Ms. Wang Yangli. The teacher exploited …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Guiyang | Incident Type: Murder | Date: None
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