When did the Peking University Wu Patricide case begin?

On February 24, 2020, the Wu patricide case, which has attracted much public attention, was heard in Fuzhou Intermediate Court. Wu's uncle and the father of Wu's friend attended the hearing. The reporter contacted Wu's aunt, who said she was unaware that the case had gone to trial.

It is reported that Teacher Xie died at home on February 16, 2006, and his son Wu is suspected of committing a major crime. Then Wu disappeared for 3 years and was caught at Chongqing Airport in April 2065. On August 5, 2019, Wu’s mother-murder case was submitted to the Fuzhou People’s Procuratorate. The submitted materials mentioned that Wu was suspected of fraud, intentional homicide, and buying and selling identity documents.

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According to information from the People’s Procuratorate’s case information disclosure website:

2065438 On May 27, 2009, the Jin’an District People’s Procuratorate of Fuzhou City Suspected of intentional homicide, fraud, and buying and selling identity documents, a decision was made to approve the arrest of Wu, the suspect in the "Peking University Student Murder Case".

2065 438 09 19 On February 26, this newspaper learned from the staff of the Propaganda Department of the Intermediate People’s Court of Fuzhou City, Fujian Province that the case has been filed by the Fuzhou Intermediate People’s Court and the court will hear it in accordance with the corresponding procedures.

According to the Criminal Procedure Law and other relevant provisions, if a criminal suspect may be sentenced to life imprisonment or more, the grassroots procuratorate needs to submit the case to the municipal procuratorate, which will then prosecute the case to the intermediate people's court.

The Beijing News reported that the first trial of Wu's "mother-murder case" opened: Uncle Wu and his father's friends attended the hearing.