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Man held over China stabbing deaths China stabbings: Man held over Shenzhen deaths
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Police in China have detained a man accused of stabbing five people to death and wounding three others, state media say. Police in China have detained a man for stabbing three people to death in the latest fatal knife attack in the country, state media report.
The suspect, Ding Jinhua, was captured in Yuzhou City in Henan province on Saturday, Xinhua news agency said. The man, known only as He and said to be mentally ill, also injured several others in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, police told Xinhua news agency.
The 38-year-old is accused of killing three people in his home village and two others in a nearby Henan city on Thursday, reports said. His arrest comes two days after another man was arrested in Henan province for a knife attack that killed five.
The man's motive for the alleged attacks was not immediately clear. The stabbings follow a number of recent violent incidents in China.
It may have been linked to a land dispute, AFP news agency said, citing the Henan Business Daily. A motive for the attack in Shenzhen was not immediately clear.
Ding Jinhua worked at a furniture shop in Luohe city, state-run news agency Xinhua said. Mr He, 40, ran to a restaurant on the side of the road where he seized a knife and inured the owner, Xinhua says. He then began to randomly attack people on the street.
After stabbing three people to death and injuring two in Dazhuzhuang village, he arrived at a furniture market in the city and killed a businesswoman and a taxi driver, Xinhua added. He was later taken to hospital for treatment after he cut himself during his rampage, Xinhua adds.
He then wounded another taxi driver before driving off with his vehicle. Meanwhile, Ding Jinhua, 38, was captured in Yuzhou city after he reportedly killed three people in his home village and two others in a nearby city in Henan.
Officials offered a reward for information leading to his capture. The reason behind his attacks may have been linked to a land dispute, AFP news agency said, citing the Henan Business Daily.
The stabbings are the latest in a series of violent incidents recently reported in China. Chinese media have reported a series of knife attacks in the past week.
On Wednesday, a villager in Guangxi province was arrested after he stabbed to death two officials enforcing China's one-child policy. A villager in Guangxi province was arrested after he stabbed to death two officials enforcing China's one-child policy.
Earlier last week, a man stabbed four people at a Carrefour shopping centre in Beijing, leaving one person dead and three wounded. A man also stabbed four people at a Carrefour shopping centre in Beijing, leaving one person dead and three wounded.