Man in China allegedly killed his two children by throwing them out the window so he could start a ‘new family’
- The man was reportedly under pressure from his new girlfriend to get rid of his two small children
- The girlfriend has also been arrested and charged with murder
A man in western China’s Chongqing municipality allegedly killed his two young children by throwing them out of his high-rise apartment so he could start a ‘new family’, legal documents published online on Friday revealed.
Zhang Bo, who was detained by police in December last year, a month after the children’s death, has been charged with murder and will appear in court later this month.
The man’s motivation for the alleged murder of his son aged 1 and daughter aged 2, was because his girlfriend would not marry him unless he got rid of them, the documents revealed.
Zhang’s girlfriend, Ye Chengchen, “didn’t want Zhang to have children of his own blood”, the ex-wife, Chen Meilin, was quoted as saying.
Ye had pressured the man by cutting her own wrists in a suicide attempt, Chen also claimed.
Ye was also arrested and charged with murder. The case will be heard at a Chongqing court later this month.
