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Haiyang Zhu Accused of Decapitating Student With Kitchen Knife

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Just days after arriving at Virginia Tech to work on her graduate studies, 22-year-old Chinese student Xin Yang was decapitated with a kitchen knife as she sat in a public cafe.

Somewhere around 7 p.m. Jan. 21, Yang was allegedly murdered by Haiyang Zhu, a man whose motivations are still unclear. Witnesses report that Yang and Zhu were not arguing before Zhu plunged his knife into the young student as they sat together at the Au Bon Pain cafe on the Virginia Tech campus.

Authorities reported at a press conference Thursday that seven people witnessed the murder and two called 911. Campus police were reportedly on the scene in just over one minute and arrested Zhu without incident.

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Man who decapitated classmate gets life in prison

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A former Virginia Tech graduate student who admitted to decapitating a classmate has been sentenced to life in prison. Haiyang Zhu (HY'-yuhng JOO) was sentenced Monday in Montgomery County Circuit Court to life without parole. He pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the death of fellow Chinese student Xin Yang (shin yuhng). Zhu attacked and decapitated the 22-year-old Yang as the pair had coffee at a campus eatery in January 2009. Zhu spoke through an interpreter at Monday's hearing to...Read Full Story

Ex-Va. Tech student pleads guilty in decapitation

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A former Virginia Tech student accused of decapitating another student at a campus eatery pleaded guilty to murder Monday as prosecutors described the killer as an obsessed, jilted lover. Haiyang Zhu (hy-yuhng-joo) had fallen in love with Xin Yang (shin yuhng) but she rejected him, saying she had a boyfriend she planned to marry, prosecutors said in revealing a motive for the first time. Zhu faces up to life in prison. He did not say why he killed the woman during the plea hearing. Prosecutor...Read Full Story

Haiyang Zhu, Former Virginia Tech Student, Pleads Guilty to Decapitating Fellow Student

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A former Virginia Tech grad student, Haiyang Zhu , pleaded guilty today to decapitating a follow student, Xin Yang . Prosecutors described the case as heartbreak gone bad, with Zhu falling in love with Yang. However, she denied his advances. Authorities said that on the morning of Jan 21, Zhu bought three knives and a claw hammer, while frantically calling Yang. He arrived at the cafe where she worked, where the two struggled. When Yang fell to the floor, Zhu cut off her head with an 8-inch...Read Full Story

Trial delayed until 2010 in Va. Tech beheading

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The murder trial of a former Virginia Tech doctoral student accused of beheading a fellow student has been postponed until 2010. The 26-year-old defendant, Haiyang Zhu (hy-yuhng-joo), was scheduled to stand trial in November in Montgomery County Circuit Court. At a hearing Tuesday, attorney Stephanie Cox requested the continuance to prepare for her client's defense. Zhu's trial was set for Feb. 1. Zhu is charged with slaying fellow Chinese student Xin Yang (shin yuhng) in January 2009. The 22...Read Full Story

DISGRASIAN OF THE WEAK! Haiyang Zhu

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Xin Yang and Haiyang Zhu Haiyang Zhu--the Chinese grad student at Virginia Tech allegedly responsible for decapitating new friend Xin Yang with a kitchen knife on Wednesday--apparently showed signs of frustration unrelated to the incident earlier this month. AP reports : [A] Chinese-language blog was written earlier this month under the name Haiyang Zhu, and displaying the same photo of Zhu by authorities in Virginia. The author expressed frustration over stock losses and other problems in...Read Full Story

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Haiyang Zhu, (born 1983) is a Chinese graduate student at Virginia Tech suspected of murdering fellow student Xin Yang, 22, with a kitchen knife. Find more Haiyang Zhu news and information here.

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