Suspect detained over murder of Canadian model in Shanghai

Suspect detained over murder of Canadian model in Shanghai

Diana O'Brien, 23, a resident of Saltspring Island, British Columbia, was killed at her apartment on Sunday night.(Photo:chinanews.com)


SHANGHAI, July 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese police detained a male suspect early on Friday who allegedly murdered a young Canadian model in Shanghai earlier this week.

Chen Jun was detained in the eastern province of Anhui. The 18-year-old confessed he killed 23-year-old Diana O'Brien, a resident of Saltspring Island, British Columbia, in a robbery at the model's apartment on Sunday night, a Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau spokesman said.
Editor: Wang Hongjiang