Official's murder 'act of revenge'

ZHANJIANG, Guangdong: A Chinese government official was fatally stabbed outside his home after he failed to promote the killer's teacher wife, a court was told.

Chen Jun, a 34-year-old businessman from Hubei province, is accused of masterminding the murder of Huang Zhaoluan, vice-chairman of the Lianjiang committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).

Huang was attacked in the street about 100 metres from his home on October 20 last year. He died later in hospital.