Mentally ill man, 30, accused of killing boy

Police are looking into allegations that a mentally ill man assaulted and killed a 9-year-old boy in a residential area in Changsha, Hunan province, last week.

The suspect, surnamed Feng, had just moved with his parents into the community where the crime took place, local police said in a statement issued on Saturday.

Initial investigations found Feng assaulted the victim, surnamed Luo, shortly after they met in a residential building at about 1:30 pm on Tuesday. Feng chased the boy out of the building, and attacked him after catching him, the statement said.