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'Open mind' over murder motive                                
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Detectives investigating the murder of a Chinese couple have said they are keeping an "open mind" as to a motive.
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. W3 Z) ~5 q6 P6 g& b5 F6 kThe bodies of Zhen Xing Yang and his girlfriend Xi Zhou, both 25, were found in their Newcastle flat on 9 August.
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" d4 O" z) f  `( U" t3 `7 uA lodger who is believed to have agreed to take up residence shortly before the killings has not yet been traced.
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Police confirmed that one motive being explored is the targetingof Chinese nationals who have advertised rented accommodation, usuallyon websites.* D0 O2 }) P! ^1 T) p: J8 }7 R8 p

* C: @! ]8 q. _" y- {1 PDet Supt Steve Wade said that a number of offenceshave been identified in London, Manchester and the North East whereChinese nationals have posed as
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; B& o! Q( X$ m' u0 R" Z( ["A number of gangs have been identified, mainly from the Fujianprovince of mainland China. We are not aware of any links totriad-based criminality," he said.& U( n% L) K$ A2 H" I5 }) |

/ p  T! ]2 n' [6 G' T& p. Z9 p"We are in close liaison with colleagues in Manchester and theMetropolitan Police force area as part of the murder investigation."
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1 L  ?' Z) e' w# p& iHe added that despite a number of appeals, police had not beenable to trace a lodger believed to have agreed to take up residence atthe flat in Croydon   ]' T; I7 W5 M
Road, and it was vitally important he wasidentified.
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: a0 l# c9 R3 j. G4 d/ Q' qFROM BBC.CO.UK
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