Farmer Standing Trial for Murdering Taoist Temple Staff
Posted on Saturday, October 14, 2006 at 8:26 AM by Sifu Smith
Posted in Stories
Qiu Xinghua is a 47 year old farmer in near the Shaanxi Province. He has
been accused of murdering 10 people in their sleep who work in the
Tiewadien Taoist Temple. Qiu was reported to have quarreled with temple
staff as he thought the abbot had flirted with his wife. He's accused
for stabbing the victims to death as they slept on the night of July
14th.
After a nation-wide manhunt, Qiu was arrested in mid August.
National and local media have provided extensive coverage of the Qiu's
case, a rarity in China.
Qui's trial begins at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at
Ankang Railway Transportation Court in Ankang city of the northwestern
province of Shaanxi, the Beijing News reported Saturday.
Farmer Standing Trial for Murdering Taoist Temple Staff