An 18-year-old Chinese man arrested for the killing of Diana O'Brien has confessed to stalking and killing the young B.C. model, Shanghai police alleged Friday.State newspaper Xinhua reported that Chen Jun was arrested in Xuancheng City, several hundred kilometres west of Shanghai, around 8:15 a.m. local time.
O'Brien, 22, of Saltspring Island, B.C., was found dead in her apartment building in Shanghai on Monday, two weeks after moving to the emerging fashion city for a modelling job.
Police allege Chen confessed to following O'Brien into her apartment Sunday night with the intention of robbing her and killed her when she resisted. The suspect then fled to another city in a nearby province before leaving for Xuancheng City , according to police.
Earlier reports from those who discovered the body said O'Brien was stabbed and found lying in a pool of blood in the apartment building's stairwell, but police did not disclose the cause of death.
Police said they found a laptop and other articles belonging to O'Brien, according to Xinhua.
O'Brien had been in China since mid-June after landing a contract with Jh Model Agency in Shanghai. The agency appears to have vanished since news of her death. No such name could be found at the listed address and the company's website has been inaccessible.
One of the woman's friends alleged O'Brien had been stalked by a Chinese man she met during a modelling job about a week before she was found dead. It's unclear whether the suspect is the same man her friend mentioned.
The Shanghai gig was through Victoria-based modelling agency Barbara Coultish Model Management, and came after O'Brien had work several months in Milan.
O'Brien's friends say she went to China to further her career prospects, but was unhappy with the assignment and planned to return to B.C. in two weeks before the end of her three-month contract.
Some friends told media that O'Brien was upset about work promoting a whisky brand by dancing on podiums in bars, though her longtime boyfriend said her planned early return was prompted by homesickness.
O'Brien's father said her family was trying to have her body returned to Canada for burial.
7 comments:
Damn muslim terrorists
Anonymous,
While possible I doubt the killer was a Muslim.
Anon, strange conclusion. May be Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka are muslims according to you. Chen is not a Muslim name. This was a robber and probably smitten by her.
It is so sad. So young, so beautiful, so promising a career. I was very saddened when I heard about it and I thought about her parents and loved ones.
Only very sick people can do such horrific deeds.
My only question is what purpose does this blog serve other than rehashing news stories into the Liblog blogroll?
to anon @ 8:15 am:
I believe sarcasm is lost on lawyers and photoshop butchers...
Ouch!
Yes, ouch!
If I succeed to butcher the pictures of so-called leaders then I am doing a good job, David ;)
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