On August 1, 2018, "Douyin Internet celebrity" Chen Qiaofeng was killed by his ex-boyfriend Wu Moudong who cut his throat in a busy street in Cixi, Cixi City, Zhejiang Province. On the same day, Cixi police took control of the suspect Wu Moudong. The Cixi People's Procuratorate approved the arrest of the criminal suspect Wu Moudong that month.
In April this year, the trial of the "Internet celebrity dance teacher's throat cutting case" was held. Today (May 30) afternoon, the Ningbo Intermediate Court of Zhejiang Province pronounced the verdict on the case. The defendant Wu Moudong was sentenced to death in the first instance for intentional homicide. , deprived of political rights for life.
Wu Moudong wore a black T-shirt and participated in the Cixi City Detention Center via remote video connection. Regarding this verdict, Wu Moudong did not say in court whether he would appeal.
Photos of the victim Chen Moufeng before his death. Source: Picture provided by interviewee
Internet celebrity teacher had her throat cut because she broke up with her boyfriend
On the evening of August 1 last year, the Public Security Bureau of Cixi City, Zhejiang Province issued a notice stating that at about 20:58 that day, the criminal suspect Wu Moudong ( Male, 27 years old, from Cixi, Zhejiang) took a knife to the vicinity of No. 52 Xinduhui, Hushan Street, Cixi City (in front of a claw machine), and killed Chen Moufeng (female, 22 years old, from Cixi, Zhejiang) with a knife. After being stabbed, Chen Moufeng died after rescue efforts failed. The police took Wu Moudong under control and launched further investigation into the case.
In the month of the incident, a reporter from the Beijing News confirmed from the Cixi People’s Procuratorate that the victim Chen Moufeng was a Douyin internet celebrity and had a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship with the criminal suspect Wu Moudong. They later broke up due to relationship issues and Wu Moudong. Out of spite, he killed his ex-girlfriend by slitting her throat. Afterwards, the procuratorate approved the arrest of Wu Moudong on suspicion of intentional homicide.
reporters noticed that the 59 works released by Chen Moufeng on a short video platform received more than 3 million likes from netizens and more than 400,000 fans. Many netizens who learned about this incident left messages under her account to express their nostalgia. . Chen Moufeng's short video platform account usually posted mostly personal dance works, but after the incident, they were all deleted and the account was cancelled.
Chen Moufeng’s mother told reporters that her daughter was cheerful and lively during her lifetime. She was a member of the Dancers Association of Cixi City, Zhejiang Province and a teacher in many dance institutions. "My daughter loved to dance since she was a child, and later she posted dance works online. After her daughter became famous, Wu Moudong forced her to make short video advertisements for his own benefit. He also beat her several times, and finally broke up with her."
Regarding the acquaintance between Chen Moufeng and Wu Moudong, Chen Moufeng's mother told reporters that they met because of a Persian cat. After that, Wu Moudong continued to pursue her daughter, and the two became together. The two were together for about a year and a half until they broke up. "I plan to get married at the age of 25, as long as Wu Moudong is good to his daughter, but I object to them because they often quarrel."
The scene of the first trial of the "Internet celebrity dance teacher's throat-cutting case" in Zhejiang. Source: Picture provided by the respondent
The suspect has violent circumstances
At the beginning of this year, Wu Moudong was prosecuted by the People's Procuratorate of Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province on suspicion of intentional homicide. During the first-instance trial on April 3 this year, when Wu Moudong saw photos of the scene on the night of the crime, he held his head with both hands. He recalled that he and Chen Moufeng met in a bar, and after two months of contact, they confirmed their relationship and lived together.
Regarding the intentional homicide, Wu Moudong said during the trial that he did not premeditate it. On the day of the incident, he wanted to get back together with Chen Moufeng, and he took the knife just to scare him. His defense lawyer believed that the appeal case was caused by the intensification of marriage and love conflicts. Later, when failed to seek union, temporarily decided to kill Chen Moufeng, which was a crime of passion. He also stated that Wu Moudong surrendered himself after the incident, and asked the court to consider it when sentencing.
Wu Moudong apologized to both parents during his final statement in the first trial. "Everyone thinks that giving me a suspended death sentence is the best result. In fact, letting me live is the biggest punishment. I will live in torture for the rest of my life. If I am sentenced to death, I hope that my organs can be donated so that I can live in another kind of life." Way to atone."
As for the statement of Wu Moudong and his defense lawyer, Fan Yong, the attorney hired by Chen Moufeng's family, believes that Wu Moudong did surrender to the public security organs after the murder, but Wu Moudong had beaten Chen Moudong before. Moufeng's behavior did not allow her to have contact with men, and threatened Chen Moufeng's male friends with a knife. She also smashed Chen Moufeng's dressing table and vandalized the car.
In addition, Fan Yong told the Beijing News reporter that according to forensic identification, Chen Moufeng Moufeng was stabbed 16 times in total, including the action of twisting the blade after the knife penetrated the body. The total length of the knife wounds on his body was 40 centimeters.
A screenshot of the text message sent by Chen Moufeng’s mother to reporters showed that Wu Moudong repeatedly Chen Moufeng sent abusive text messages and said that he wanted Chen Moufeng to die. According to Chen Moufeng's brother, his sister once had to attend four dance training classes a day in order to make more money. "This way, she can earn 15,000 yuan a month. "Left and right".
On May 30, the "Internet celebrity dance teacher's throat cutting case" was pronounced in the Ningbo Intermediate People's Court. Source: Photo provided by the respondent
The court sentenced the defendant Wu Moudong to death
At 1:50 today, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province The Municipal Intermediate People's Court publicly pronounced the verdict on Wu Moudong's intentional homicide case through remote video. The defendant Wu Moudong was sentenced to death in the first instance and deprived of political rights for life.
The court found out after trial that on the evening of August 1 last year, The defendant Wu Moudong waited for the victim (Wu Moudong's ex-girlfriend) to get off work, and followed him to a commercial district in a car. He then caught up with the victim with a sharp knife and stabbed him continuously to death. After the incident, Wu Moudong took the initiative to report to the public security organ Surrendered and truthfully confessed the main facts of his crime.
After trial, the court held that the defendant Wu Moudong deliberately and illegally deprived others of their lives, causing the death of one person. His behavior constituted the crime of intentional homicide and should be punished in accordance with the law. The crime charged by the public prosecution agency was found guilty. The defendant Wu Moudong held a sharp knife and stabbed the victim's vital parts continuously in public in a crowded public place, causing the victim's death. His criminal motives were despicable, his methods were cruel, the circumstances were abominable, and the consequences and crimes were extremely serious. Although there was a surrender condition, it was not sufficient. In order to give him a lighter punishment. The above sentence was made.
It has been 302 days since the incident. A reporter from the Beijing News saw at the scene that the sentencing process lasted about 10 minutes. During the entire process, Chen Moufeng’s mother kept crying and clasped her hands. , making a praying posture. Chen Moufeng’s mother told the Beijing News reporter that these days, every time he recalled his daughter’s life, he and her husband would have a mental breakdown and have difficulty sleeping every day.
Regarding the verdict, Chen Moufeng's mother expressed satisfaction and went to her daughter's cemetery with her family to sweep her grave after the court's verdict.
Beijing News reporter Liu Mingyang and Chang Zhuojin
Editor Li Jie and proofreading Guo Liqin
