Jiang Ge murder: Chinese mother sues friend whose ex-boyfriend killed her daughter in Japan


The mother of a Chinese student studying in Japan who was stabbed to death by the ex-boyfriend of her friend has won a civil lawsuit against the friend who was told to pay nearly 700,000 yuan (US$110,000) as compensation.

Jiang Ge was fatally stabbed in 2016 aged 24 by her friend Liu Nuanxi’s, ex-boyfriend Chen Shifeng, outside Liu’s rented apartment in Tokyo more than five years ago.

Chen, also a Chinese national, was sentenced to jail for 20 years in Japan at the end of 2017.

A court in Qingdao, Shandong province, eastern China, on Monday ordered Liu to pay the compensation to Jiang Qiulian, mother of Jiang Ge, state broadcaster CCTV reported.

Liu, whose previous name was Liu Xin, and Jiang Ge are both from Qingdao and studied together in Japan.

According to court documents, two months before the murder that happened on November 3, 2016, Liu asked Jiang to live with her as she was afraid of her ex, Chen, who refused to accept their break-up.

On the afternoon of November 2, 2016, Chen went to Liu’s apartment to harass her. Liu called Jiang for help. But when Jiang suggested calling the police, Liu refused, saying that she didn’t want to attract attention. Instead, Liu asked Jiang, who was at school at that time, to come back to the apartment to help her deal with Chen.

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