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  "id": 5468701,
  "title": "Chinese man sent to prosecution over alleged murder of student",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/chinese-man-sent-to-prosecution-over-alleged-murder-of-student-5468701",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T02:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/law-crime/20260904/chinese-man-sent-to-prosecution-over-alleged-murder-of-student"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Chinese university lecturer is facing charges for the alleged murder and dismemberment of a 25-year-old female student in Gyeongsan, South Korea. The incident reportedly took place in Zheng Changsheng's home on August 20th. The victim's body was found mutilated and scattered in various locations across five cities, including Gyeongju and Gunpo near Seoul.\n\nZheng is also accused of misleading police by initially reporting the victim missing and removing her cell phone while masquerading as a woman. Prosecutors claim Zheng's fears of losing his job were driven by his girlfriend's threat to reveal their relationship to the university. A psychopathy evaluation, though conducted, did not classify Zheng as a psychopath as his score was below the required threshold of 25 points out of 40. The search for the victim's remains is ongoing.",
  "summary": "A Chinese man was referred to the prosecution on Friday for allegedly killing one of his students and dismembering her body in the southeastern city of Gyeongsan last month, police said. Zheng Changsheng, a 31-year-old university lecturer, is accused of killing the 25-year-old female graduate student, also from China, at his home in the city some 290 kilometers southeast of Seoul on Aug. 20,…",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Chinese man sent to prosecution over alleged murder of student",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/chinese-man-sent-to-prosecution-over-alleged-murder-of-student-5468802",
        "published": "2026-09-04T01:40:39.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Chinese man sent to prosecution over alleged murder of student",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/chinese-man-sent-to-prosecution-over-alleged-murder-of-student",
        "published": "2026-09-04T02:12:02.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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