Millionaire's wife and son kidnapped and murdered in Dongguan
Businessman played mahjong oblivious to terrible plight of family
The crime occurred just days before the Lunar Chinese New Year.
Su Xinyou, the husband and father of the victims, runs an electrical company in Dongguan and has over a thousand million yuan worth in assets. He was on a business trip to Foshan the day of the kidnapping.
Ye Shengyuan, an old acquaintance and former employee of Su, owed some 200,000 yuan and was desperate.
After meeting Su’s wife, Li Runzhen, and their five-year-old son in a street in Guangcheng on February 4, he kidnapped them. Holding them in his car, Ye forced Li to send Su a voice message, requesting 800,000 yuan in ransom.
He waited for 20 minutes before calling Su’s number again. After failed attempts, Ye shut down his phone.