The murder of a Chinese student 18 years ago The DNA of the criminal from the street near the scene or October 26, 12:47

This is a new fact about the murder of a Chinese student in Suginami-ku, Tokyo 18 years ago.

With the latest technology, it was found that DNA believed to belong to the criminal was detected on the street near the scene, and the Metropolitan Police Department is proceeding with the investigation as an important clue.

Eighteen years ago, in 2002, an international student from China, Mr. Xu Zhenyu (22), who attends a Japanese language school in an apartment room in Suginami-ku, Tokyo, was stabbed and killed in more than 10 places such as his chest and abdomen.



The Metropolitan Police Department is continuing the investigation as a murder case, but it was found by interviewing investigators that DNA was detected in multiple blood stains different from the victim on the street near the scene.



The criminal is believed to have been injured when he met the victim, and may have adhered to the street when escaping the scene.



The victim's blood type was type B, but the blood found on the street was type A.



DNA detection is done using the latest technology, and the Metropolitan Police Department is investigating again with a dedicated team of unsolved cases as an important clue.