Grandparents did not kill Zhang Zixin

ZHANG ZIXIN, a 9-year-old girl who was taken from her home by a middle-aged couple who had been renting a room in her family's house in Chunan, East China's Zhejiang province on July 8, was confirmed dead by the local police on Saturday. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

According to a news release issued by the local police, the girl, whose body was recovered from the sea, showed no signs of violence but it was concluded her death was not accidental. Although the investigation will continue, the news release makes the basic facts clear.

The couple managed to convince the girl's grandparents that they were going to attend a wedding in Shanghai and they wanted the girl to be a flower girl. The girl was last seen with the couple on July 7 around 8 pm near where she was found.