Wei Wei

Fukuoka Prefectural Police arrested Wei Wei, 24, a former student at a Japanese-language school, on suspicion that he, together with two other Chinese, murdered 41-year-old clothes merchant Shinjiro Matsumoto, his wife, Chika, 40, son, Kai, 11, and daughter, Hina, 8, and dumped their handcuffed bodies into Hakata Bay, investigation sources said.

The two other suspects, in custody in China, will be tried under Chinese law, as Tokyo does not have an extradition treaty with Beijing.

Fukuoka police allege that the three Chinese broke into the Matsumotos' home around midnight June 19, murdered the family and stole about ¥40,000 before dumping the bodies in the bay in the early hours of June 20.

The Japan Times Weekly: Jan. 17, 2004
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