A 31-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with the murder of a teenager in Treorchy last week.
16-year-old Wenjing Lin was killed after an incident at her family’s Chinese restaurant on Friday in the Rhondda Cynon Taf town.
Two men were arrested in connection with her death.
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Now one of the men, 31-year-old Chun Xu, has been charged with the murder of Wenjing Lin, as well as the attempted murder of a second man.
The second man who was arrested remains in hospital in a stable condition, and police say he is no longer being treated as a suspect.
A South Wales Police spokesperson said: "South Wales Police can confirm that Chun Xu, aged 31, has been charged with the murder of 16-year-old Wenjing Lin (alias Wenjing Xu), as well as the attempted murder of a 38-year-old man.
"Chun Xu will appear before Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates Court on Thursday, March, 11.
"A 38-year-old man previously arrested in connection with the incident remains in hospital in a stable condition and is no longer being treated as a suspect in relation to this incident."
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