'Murderer' of model arrested after tip-off

Police believe they have captured one of the men responsible for the kidnap and murder of a 29-year-old model, Beijing Evening News reported yesterday.

The paper said another man, thought to have been his accomplice, shot himself dead as police closed in. The model, surnamed Zhang, had lived in a luxury community in the Chaoyang district.

Her parents reported her missing in late December after she had not been seen for about a week.