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'Open mind' over murder motive                                
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+ f8 [, F6 p  r3 nDetectives investigating the murder of a Chinese couple have said they are keeping an "open mind" as to a motive.
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The bodies of Zhen Xing Yang and his girlfriend Xi Zhou, both 25, were found in their Newcastle flat on 9 August.% r6 T. F' n. Q1 s8 T6 s8 D' A

6 R) ^' Z& q, N9 xA lodger who is believed to have agreed to take up residence shortly before the killings has not yet been traced.
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6 P; I8 g& \+ g% G) k  bPolice confirmed that one motive being explored is the targetingof Chinese nationals who have advertised rented accommodation, usuallyon websites.
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& A! n/ a/ L/ Z$ NDet Supt Steve Wade said that a number of offenceshave been identified in London, Manchester and the North East whereChinese nationals have posed as 3 s' c2 i- [" n( e* C8 v

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prospective tenants before robbing theoccupants of cash and valuables using violence.
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; x& I4 y7 w) k) N& @"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.
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3 S. m, u6 z& Z* g& I"We are in close liaison with colleagues in Manchester and theMetropolitan Police force area as part of the murder investigation."4 h3 _4 w4 m7 T; h. a

/ ]+ Y  ^  o# m' T' ]; THe 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
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2 d9 ?# J1 }# k, l2 p- GFROM BBC.CO.UK
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