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Chinese student in US accused of slaying ex-girlfriend
The 29-year-old man, Ci Yongfei, is a sixth-year doctoral student in mathematics from China's Hebei province
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A Chinese PhD student studying at University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign in the US was arrested on Friday on suspicion of murdering a 25-year-old female Chinese student believed to be his ex-girlfriend, local newspaper the News Gazette reported.
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The 29-year-old man, Ci Yongfei, is a sixth-year doctoral student in mathematics, according to his official university page. Ci is from China’s Hebei province and had studied in Beijing and Oregon State University prior to UIUC, according to the page.
A roommate of the victim, who was in the apartment during the killing and had been tied up by the suspect, escaped and alerted police officers after she ran into the building’s courtyard around 11am on Friday, said media reports.
Police apprehended Ci in a motel a few blocks away from the victim’s apartment. The university police issued alerts to students and faculty, but the campus was not locked down.
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The identity of the victim was not disclosed. An autopsy is pending to determine the cause of her death.
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