Chinese man sent to prosecution over alleged murder of student

A Chinese man, Zheng Changsheng, has been referred to the prosecution in Gyeongsan, southeastern South Korea, for allegedly murdering one of his students and dismembering her body. The 31-year-old university lecturer is accused of killing the 25-year-old female graduate student, also from China, at his home on August 20. After the alleged murder, Zheng is accused of mutilating the victim's body and abandoning her body parts in various locations, including Gyeongju and Gunpo, south of Seoul.

He is also accused of obstructing the police investigation by falsely reporting her missing and altering her appearance to impersonate a woman. Police conducted a psychopathy test on Zheng, but his score was below the threshold of 25 out of 40 points typically used to classify someone as a psychopath.

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