Woman accused of killing stepdaughter

Police have detained a woman accused of killing her stepdaughter in Gongan county, Hubei province, according to a statement on Saturday.

The suspect, identified only as Zhong, 36, is accused of killing 14-year-old Zeng, a middle school student, on March 24, in Zhangzhuangpu.

Police said in a statement that Zhong confessed to the crime during an interrogation and that the county procuratorate authorized her detention on Saturday.