Noodle shop owner killed, beheaded over dispute

A noodle shop owner in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province, was believed killed and beheaded in a dispute over 1 yuan ($0.15) on Saturday, the Beijing News reported on Tuesday.

The public security sub-bureau in the city's Wuchang district is investigating whether the suspect might have a mental illness, according to the report.

A source from the publicity department of the Wuhan public security bureau said that whether the suspect is a patient with a mental illness will be determined by hospital tests, and it is not known how much time an assessment will take, the report said, without identifying the name of the source.