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San Francisco man Min Jian Guan convicted of murder for beating roommate during Zoom call, burning her alive
- Min Jian Guan, 63, was found guilty of first-degree murder for the death of Yu Quin Su, 79, in San Francisco in 2020
- Guan beat his roommate Su, which was partially captured on Zoom, before lighting her on fire while she was still alive
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A jury has convicted a San Francisco man of killing his 79-year-old roommate by beating her with a baseball bat and lighting her on fire. The attack was partially captured on Zoom.
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Min Jian Guan, 63, was found guilty of first-degree murder on Tuesday for the June 14, 2020, death of Yu Quin Sun in the Richmond District. He also was convicted of elder abuse.
“The beating was partially captured on Zoom and seen by a witness participating in a virtual class with the victim” during the pandemic lockdown, said a statement Tuesday from the district attorney’s office.
The witness reported seeing the woman being knocked down and hit, the statement said.
Guan then lit the woman on fire while she was still alive, prosecutors said.
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Police were called and Guan was arrested in an upstairs bedroom.
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