Changchun Car Thief Surrenders, Strangled Baby Buried in Snow
by Fauna on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Through around the clock work by the police, through multiple investigation methods, and classifying Zhou Xijun as a “304″ primary suspect.
Under intense police pressure, Zhou Xijun turned himself in to police at 5pm on March 5th. Through preliminary interrogation,
Zhou Xijun was identified as a 48-years-old male, from Gongzhuling city in Jilin province who currently resides in Changchun city Jingkai district.
Photo is of March 4th, of the child’s aunt sobbing and crying, “I beg you, just give me the child, I won’t ask for anything else.”
From NetEase:
Changchun Stolen Car Already Found, Baby in Car Missing
Summary: March 4th morning at around 7:20, at the Xihuancheng Lu and Longhua Lu intersection in Changchun, a silver-gray Toyota RAV4 with license plate “吉A·MM102″ was stolen, with a 2-month-old male infant in the car. Yesterday around 10, the Changchun City Public Security Bureau held a press conference. After Changchun city police learned of the incident, over 3500 traffic, patrol, and special police officers searched the entire city for the automobile.
March 4th, Changchun, the photo of the stolen vehicle released by the police.
Hundreds of taxis voluntarily went out searching for the infant
After the incident, many Changchun taxis and private car owners immediately joined in the search upon learning about it, with hundreds of taxis at this point having abandoned their normal business and many private car owners abandoning work to voluntarily search the entire city for the stolen car and the little infant. To awe and intimidate the criminal suspect, nearly all of the vehicles participating in the search turned on their emergency blinkers. Some Changchun media and netizens made appeals hoping that other silver-grey RAV4s would not take to the road, to save unnecessary trouble for the kind-hearted masses and police looking for the baby boy.
March 4th, Changchun, at the city exits or plazas were assembled many taxis helping search for the infant boy.
March 4th, Changchun, upon discovering a similar car, they gathered around it to investigate.
March 4th, nightfall, many private car owners and taxi drivers searching for the stolen car.
From NetEase:
Changchun Car Case Suspect Surrenders, Infant Strangled Buried in Snow
According to information posted by the Jilin Provincial Public Security Bureau Official Weibo @吉林公安, suspect Zhou Xijun surrendered himself to the police on the 5th. According to Zhou Xijun’s explanation, after stealing the car, Zhou discovered the infant boy crying, then strangled the child to death, and buried it in the snow by the roadside.
March 5th, Changchun, the missing car was found near the Dayingzi School in Gongzhuling city.
According to Zhou Xijun’s testimony, at around 5pm on March 4th, he stole the silver-grey Toyota RAV4 SUV (license plate 吉AMM102) parked in front of a market at the intersection of Changchun city’s West 4th Ring Road and Longhua Road, drove straight to the Changchun to Shuangliao public road. En route, he discovered the infant baby in the back seat, and on the side of the public road from Gongzhuling City Huaide Town to Yongfa Village, he strangled the infant and buried it in the snow. Photo is of police investigating the suspected stolen vehicle.
March 5h, Changchun, the blanket that wrapped the baby and other items in the car.
March 5th, Changchun, the child’s family rush to the scene after hearing the news.
Gongzhulin city Yongfa village, criminal police found the pink blanket that wrapped the baby.
March 5th, Changchun, police dogs near the scene of the theft to search [for the baby].
March 4th, Changchun, the location where the car was lost.
March 4th, Changchun, photo of the missing infant.
