China Scene: South

Lover blames parents for tragic act of murder

Li Xiaojie and Peng Yulan met via the Internet and quickly fell in love. But Peng's parents strongly opposed the match because Li comes from outside Hainan province and is jobless.

This parental disapproval caused Li Xiaojie to kill Peng; she was found dead in a hotel room on whose walls were written: "Yulan, I really love you and it is your parents who have killed you."