Man held after six relatives slain

A fugitive accused of the fatal stabbing of six family members, including his wife and two sons, has been arrested in Hainan province, Beijing police said.

Li Lei, aged in his 30s, of Daxing district, was detained at a business center in Sanya on Saturday, just 26 hours after the bloody crime scene was uncovered in Beijing.

Li, who ran a restaurant near Xihongmen, Fengtai district, is accused of killing his wife, Wang Meiling, aged in her 30s, his parents, his sister, and his two sons, a 7-year-old primary school student and a 1-year-old child.