Chinese immigrant accused of killing woman and four children in New York
Mingdong Chen, 25, has implicated himself in the killings of his cousin’s wife and her four children
A Chinese immigrant who neighbours said struggled to survive in America was arrested on Sunday on five counts of murder in the stabbing deaths of his cousin’s wife and her four children in their Brooklyn home - using a butcher knife.
The suspect, 25-year-old Mingdong Chen, implicated himself in the killings late on Saturday, police said.
“They were cut and butchered with a kitchen knife,” said Chief of Department Philip Banks III.
Two girls, 9-year-old Linda Zhuo and 7-year-old Amy Zhuo, were pronounced dead at the scene, along with the youngest child, 1-year-old William Zhuo. Their brother, 5-year-old Kevin Zhuo, and 37-year-old mother, Qiao Zhen Li, were taken to hospitals, where they were pronounced dead.
Chen is a cousin of the children’s father and had been staying at the home for the past week or so, Banks said. He came to the United States from China in 2004 and seemingly struggled to make it, Banks said.
“Ever since he came to this country, everybody seems to be doing better than him,” he said.
