Chinese cook charged with murder of 6-year-old boy
Seventy-six-year-old Chinese cook Quan Sheng Li has been charged and remanded to prison for the murder of six-year-old Zi Feng Cao at Parika, East Bank Essequibo (EBE)
Li appeared before Magistrate Omadatt Chandan at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court on Monday and was not required to plead to the indictment.
Nevertheless, during the court proceedings, the prosecution related that the post-mortem report and witness statements are still outstanding from the case file and requested time to complete same. As such, Li was remanded to prison until November 5, 2026.
It was reported that the child was chopped to the neck and was pronounced dead at the De Kinderen Regional Hospital last Wednesday after he was rushed to the institution by his parents.
The suspect, upon his arrest, did not only confess but also led investigators to the area where he had disposed of the murder weapon – a 12” stainless steel blade.
During interrogation, the elderly man reportedly stated that he had visited the Kenny’s Ocean Restaurant owned by the now dead lad’s parents to collect money he claimed was owed to him. He stated that he had invested money in the business and wanted it returned.
However, while at the premises, an argument broke out between him and the child’s parents after they allegedly told him they would not give him any money. He further claimed that he felt cornered and repeatedly asked for his money so that he could return home.
In his confession, the suspect told detectives via a translator that during the confrontation, the child had returned from school, and upon seeing him, he whipped out a knife from a bag and fired one chop towards him. He confessed to chopping the child in the area between the shoulder and head.
After committing the act, he left the premises, and as he walked onto the roadway, he discarded the weapon in a drain before proceeding to the Police Station.
He later accompanied Police to the location and assisted them in recovering the weapon. He was later charged with the heinous crime. The lad was cremated on Sunday.
Li appeared before Magistrate Omadatt Chandan at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court on Monday and was not required to plead to the indictment.
Nevertheless, during the court proceedings, the prosecution related that the post-mortem report and witness statements are still outstanding from the case file and requested time to complete same. As such, Li was remanded to prison until November 5, 2026.
It was reported that the child was chopped to the neck and was pronounced dead at the De Kinderen Regional Hospital last Wednesday after he was rushed to the institution by his parents.
The suspect, upon his arrest, did not only confess but also led investigators to the area where he had disposed of the murder weapon – a 12” stainless steel blade.
During interrogation, the elderly man reportedly stated that he had visited the Kenny’s Ocean Restaurant owned by the now dead lad’s parents to collect money he claimed was owed to him. He stated that he had invested money in the business and wanted it returned.
However, while at the premises, an argument broke out between him and the child’s parents after they allegedly told him they would not give him any money. He further claimed that he felt cornered and repeatedly asked for his money so that he could return home.
In his confession, the suspect told detectives via a translator that during the confrontation, the child had returned from school, and upon seeing him, he whipped out a knife from a bag and fired one chop towards him. He confessed to chopping the child in the area between the shoulder and head.
After committing the act, he left the premises, and as he walked onto the roadway, he discarded the weapon in a drain before proceeding to the Police Station.
He later accompanied Police to the location and assisted them in recovering the weapon. He was later charged with the heinous crime. The lad was cremated on Sunday.
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Seventy-six-year-old Chinese cook Quan Sheng Li has been charged and remanded to prison for the murder of six-year-old Zi Feng Cao at Parika, East Bank Essequibo (EBE)
Li appeared before Magistrate Omadatt Chandan at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court on Monday and was not required to plead to the indictment.
Nevertheless, during the court proceedings, the prosecution related that the post-mortem report and witness statements are still outstanding from the case file and requested time to complete same. As such, Li was remanded to prison until November 5, 2026.
It was reported that the child was chopped to the neck and was pronounced dead at the De Kinderen Regional Hospital last Wednesday after he was rushed to the institution by his parents.
The suspect, upon his arrest, did not only confess but also led investigators to the area where he had disposed of the murder weapon – a 12” stainless steel blade.
During interrogation, the elderly man reportedly stated that he had visited the Kenny’s Ocean Restaurant owned by the now dead lad’s parents to collect money he claimed was owed to him. He stated that he had invested money in the business and wanted it returned.
However, while at the premises, an argument broke out between him and the child’s parents after they allegedly told him they would not give him any money. He further claimed that he felt cornered and repeatedly asked for his money so that he could return home.
In his confession, the suspect told detectives via a translator that during the confrontation, the child had returned from school, and upon seeing him, he whipped out a knife from a bag and fired one chop towards him. He confessed to chopping the child in the area between the shoulder and head.
After committing the act, he left the premises, and as he walked onto the roadway, he discarded the weapon in a drain before proceeding to the Police Station.
He later accompanied Police to the location and assisted them in recovering the weapon. He was later charged with the heinous crime. The lad was cremated on Sunday.Discover more from Guyana Times
