普渡命案:韩裔学生涉杀印裔室友 凶嫌:我被“勒索”
此前,我们报道了,一向安静的印第安纳州普渡大学5日凌晨惊传学生宿舍凶杀案。
阅读:多大的仇?!普渡大学血案,韩国留学生杀死同宿舍室友
一名来自南韩的22岁国际学生谢吉明(Ji Min Sha,音译)将同寝室室友20岁的查达(Varun Manish Chheda)活活刺死,当地警局表示,此宗谋杀的原因仍在调查,根据同楼层的其他学生表示,案发时曾被疑似尖叫声的巨大声响吵醒。
20 year old Varun Manish Chheda, student of Purdue University, was stabbed to death by roommate Ji Min Sha.
— V (@AgentSaffron) October 6, 2022
Senseless act of violence. Om Shanti. pic.twitter.com/UXp09FQX15
普渡大学发言人确认这宗谋杀案发生在校园,该校表示,5日凌晨12时44分,警察接到报案赶到学生宿舍McCutcheon Hall后,发现一名学生陈尸宿舍房间,警方表示,凶嫌自行打电话报案,嫌犯与死者两人为同寝室室友。
当地Tippecanoe郡法医办公室随后公布,死者为20岁的查德,家住印第安纳波利斯市,他是普渡大学数据科学系大四学生,再过一个月就要满21岁,经解剖尸体,查德死因多处利器外伤致死。警方稍后也提到,查德应是在清醒时遭受攻击。
A 20-year-old Purdue University student was allegedly killed by his roommate overnight with "multiple sharp force traumatic injuries" at a residence hall on the Indiana campus in US. His roommate, Ji Min Sha from Korea, called police to report that Varun Manish Chheda was dead. pic.twitter.com/twGqaqtZzK
— Daily News India (@DNI_official_TT) October 7, 2022
普渡警局警长维特(Lesley Wiete)表示,22岁的凶嫌谢吉明已经被逮捕,并面临谋杀控罪,他已经关押在Tippecanoe郡监狱,警方说,嫌犯就读该校网路安全科系三年级,为一名来自韩国的留学生。维特说,这宗凶杀案是“无缘无故”且“毫无意义”的攻击行为。
NEW: Ji Min Sha has been booked into Tippecanoe County Jail. He faces one count of murder after his roommate, Varun Manish Chheda, was killed by “multiple sharp force traumatic injuries" overnight in a Purdue dorm. Details: https://t.co/mcdW0wcrBW pic.twitter.com/1RBIGl6MbF
— FOX59 News (@FOX59) October 5, 2022
不过据称凶手告诉媒体,他被 "勒索 /要挟"了,并对查德的死感到 "非常抱歉"。
Ji Min Sha was led from his jail cell to a courtroom in the Tippecanoe County Jail for his arraignment Friday afternoon to officially face formal charges of the murder of fellow student Varun Chheda. pic.twitter.com/MrYNvReUec
— Purdue Exponent (@purdueexponent) October 7, 2022
根据警方的宣誓书,在他报警后,谢吉明承认了杀人行为,并说用来刺死查德的刀属于他。
一些学生说,周二晚上他们在整个大楼里听到了查德遥远的尖叫声,查德的童年好友Arunabh Sinha进一步向NBC新闻证实,据称刺死查德时,他正在和他的朋友们玩游戏,并通过Discord聊天。
Sinha说,他的朋友们听到查德大喊大叫,但不知道为什么,直到死讯传来。
Ji Min Sha was booked into the Tippecanoe County Jail just moments ago.
— Purdue Exponent (@purdueexponent) October 5, 2022
He is facing a preliminary charge of murder for allegedly stabbing his roommate multiple times in McCutcheon Residence Hall. pic.twitter.com/GRdPPLJJrQ
普渡大学媒体与公关总监多提(Tim Doty)说,学生所以没有收到立即警报,是因为嫌疑人自行拨打911报案,且立即被拘留。校方也在5日上午发布声明,对于受害者与家人、朋友表达哀悼,并表示保障学生安全是学校的优先要务,学校同时鼓励学生,如有需要可寻求该校心理谘商服务。
#NEW: Ji Min Sha, the Purdue student accused of stabbing his roommate to death made his first court appearance today. He told reporters he was "blackmailed" as he walked into the court room. pic.twitter.com/yvPAuBabOh
— Max Lewis (@MaxLewisTV) October 7, 2022
根据指出,被害学生2020年毕业于印第安拿波利斯北部的私立“公园都铎学校”(Park Tudor School)高中部,由该校的公开信息显示,查德在毕业那年进入了国家优秀奖学金计画(National Merit Scholarship Program)的半决赛,也曾是当年总统学者奖候选人。
维特表示,已经向死者家人通知了噩耗。
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