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Police at the scene after the incident in the village of Ynyswen
A man has appeared in court charged with murdering a 16-year-old girl who died following an incident at her family’s Chinese restaurant.
Chun Xu, 31, is accused of murdering Wenjing Lin – also known as Wenjing Xu – as well as attempting to murder a 38-year-old man in Treorchy, South Wales, on March 5.
The defendant appeared before Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates’ Court on Thursday afternoon.
He did not enter a plea to the two charges against him and was remanded in custody ahead of a hearing at Cardiff Crown Court on Friday.
Man faces court on takeaway murder charge
Updated: March 11, 2021, 2:40 pm
A man has appeared in court charged with murdering a 16-year-old girl who died following an incident at her family’s Chinese restaurant in South Wales (Adam Hale/PA)
A man has appeared in court charged with murdering a 16-year-old girl who died following an incident at her family’s Chinese restaurant.
Chun Xu, 31, is accused of murdering Wenjing Lin – also known as Wenjing Xu – as well as attempting to murder a 38-year-old man in Treorchy, South Wales, on March 5.
The defendant appeared before Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates’ Court on Thursday afternoon.
Updated: 11 Mar 2021, 14:03
A MAN today appeared in court charged with murdering a 16-year-old girl who was stabbed to death in her family s Chinese restaurant.
Wenjing Lin died in the bloodbath in the village of Ynyswen, Rhondda, last week.
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Chun Xu has been charged with murderCredit: Wales News Service
Chun Xu today appeared in court with a bandage over his neck after being treated in hospital following the attack.
The 31-year-old is charged with murder and the attempted murder of a 38-year-old man.
He was arrested in connection with the incident and remains in hospital in a stable condition but is no longer being treated as a suspect.