Police couple's deaths provoke controversy
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The apparent murder of a married couple who were both police officers in North China's Shanxi province has sparked controversy, with some media outlets hinting that the pair may have been corrupt and with the local authorities appearing to want to ride out the storm by staying silent.
Following the discovery of the bodies of Wang Jianxiong and his wife Han Huifang on Nov 12, some media outlets have carried stories reporting that they owned a massive portfolio of property and questioning how they managed to do so on police officers' salaries of 2,000 yuan ($301) a month.
The pair were found dead in their home in a building called Guhuai Mansion in downtown Hongtong county, Linfen city, in southwestern Shanxi, Beijing News reported on Monday.
The 24-floor building is the tallest in the county.
They had both worked in Hongtong county's public security bureau.
Wang, 52, was the former head of the bureau's highway patrol before he retired two years ago, the newspaper said, quoting an unnamed insider.
The pair reportedly paid for their three children - two daughters and a son - to study in the United States.
The bodies of Wang and Han were found after the couple's children failed to reach them on the evening of Nov 11 on the telephone. The children called the couple's driver, who discovered their bodies on Nov 12.
Wang had been strangled with a thin wire after sustaining knife wounds to his face and back. His wife had been suffocated.
Wang's white BMW sedan was still in the underground parking lot, the Guangzhou-based 21st Century Business Herald reported on Friday, quoting an anonymous source with knowledge of the case.
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