BEIJING: A 54-year old Chinese man killed his
friend and neighbor before committing suicide
because he wanted to take his chess partner to
heaven, according to local media.
The man, surnamed Liao, left a suicide note
confessing that he had killed his 57-year old
neighbor because he feared he would miss his
chess partner in heaven, the police in southeast
China's Zhejiang Province said.
The body of the killed neighbor was found by his
landlady, who had come to the house in Jinhua in
the province to collect rent.
The police said there was evidence of strangulation
around the neighbor's neck, and they found Liao's
body in the next room. There also were two notes
and some drugs found in that room, they said.
Liao is believed to have killed himself over family
conflicts. The landlady called Liao unsociable and
eccentric, local media reported.