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the case of a chinese google engineer who murdered his wife shocked china and the united states. on october 4, local time,santa clara county courthousethe court was held again.

it is particularly worth mentioning that this has beenthird plea hearing,distancechen lirenwifeyu xuanyinearly nine months have passed since the brutal killing.

during this period, chen liren and the defense lawyer pursued the "dragging tactic" toconstant absenceto lengthen the front line and get more buffer time for your case——

since january 16, chen liren was imprisoned on suspicion of killing his wife. later, he used an excuse to seek medical treatment, but unexpectedly5 times in a rowrelease court pigeons;

it was not until february 9 that chen finally wore his head"white helmet"(soft-shell protective helmet for humane restraint, generally used to prevent suicide and self-harm) appeared for the first time, but did not sit in the dock;

(on february 9, 2024, chen liren, a suspect in the silicon valley wife-murder case, appeared for interrogation wearing a helmet | source: world journal)

april 19thfirst plea hearingon the occasion, chen still did not enter the dock; the defense lawyer proposed to the judge that he was still waiting for the results of the autopsy report.postpone；

june 7,second plea hearing, chen finally took his seat in the dock of the court, and was obviously a little confused.gain weight;although the autopsy report was issued in court this time, the defense lawyer applied again because he was busy with other cases.trial at an optional date... ...

(image source: world journal)

for several months, chen liren and the defense lawyer seemed to be planning a"wolf is coming"a big game, playing on the expectations of the victim's family and onlookers again and again.

during the initial arraignment, many chinese people took time off to be present, and the online hearing was also crowded;

nowadays, after repeated missed appointments, many people have gradually lost their attention to the case. even because the judicial process has not made any progress, the incident of chen liren appearing in court has almost disappeared from weibo's hot searches.

and this may be what they want...

just today, we finally waited for another court session. we thought we could make some progress this time, but we learned that,the case has been postponed again until january next year...

according to a red star news reporter:

on that day, chen liren was wearing a red t-shirt with the word "prison" on it, beige trousers and black shoes, and was wearing handcuffs and shackles.he looks a lot fatter, with plump cheeks and thick arms.. after being brought into the court, chen liren sat next to the lawyer.he has a calm demeanor and communicates with lawyers from time to time.。

in court, chen liren's lawyer stated that he received a "medical record from china and stated that the content of the medical record was about 'behavioral health'", so it took time to translate and read these medical records, so the application was delayed. court session, finallythe judge ultimately supported the application and set a trial date for early january next year.

the prosecutor's representative stated that the progress of such cases depends entirely on the defendant.it may take a very long time, and the average time from prosecution to final trial is about 5 years.

let’s briefly review this extremely cruel and sad incident——

january 16, 2024, atvalley way, santa clara, californiain the new house purchased by the two, the 27-year-old husband chen liren moved his wife yu xuanyibeaten to death with bare hands。

it has been confirmed that chen liren is 1.9 meters tall and graduated from a century-old prestigious high school.chengdu no. 7 middle school, sichuan, admitted in 2014tsinghua university, whose college entrance examination results are still on the high-scoring list of his alma mater;

yu xuanyi, the same age as chen liren, came fromjilin baicheng, in 2014, he became the science champion in songyuan city, jilin province with a high score of 702 points.

(both of them were interviewed by the media because of their high scores and were admitted to tsinghua university | source: internet)

both of them graduated from tsinghua university and studied inuniversity of california, san diegofurther study, and then all entergoogle, with an annual salary of one million, he has been "other people's children" since childhood.

the two have pinned each other on their social media accounts, sharing photos of rock climbing, skiing, and feeding cats, making them look like a sweet couple.

classmates, colleagues, and neighbors also spoke highly of the couple, saying they were friendly and reliable.

because of this previous imagecivilization, health, success, at the scene of killing his wifetragic, violent, bloodyespecially outrageous——

according to public court and police documents, her husband chen lirenunarmed、hit repeatedlythe wife’s head eventually leads tocausing his death.

because he beat his wife for too long, "chen's right handswelling and purpleness. there was blood on his clothes, legs, arms and hands. "

(photo source: santa clara police department)

the prosecutor immediately filed felony charges against chen and ordered him to be held without bail;

however, the case of killing his wife with such conclusive evidence has been delayed again and again in the judicial process...

based on the currently public information, chen liren’s family background and yu xuanyi’sfamily backgrounds are very different, chen’s family quickly found a local gold medal lawyerwesley j. schroeder, this lawyer has 40 years of experience in criminal litigation and is particularly good at dealing with cases of partner abuse, domestic violence, murder, etc.

(schroeder, chen liren’s defense lawyer | source: law firm website)

chen liren even made excuses to be sent to the hospital, and he was sent to court five times in a row. it was not until the sixth arraignment on february 9 that he finally showed up——

the murderer did not sit in the dock, but stood expressionless throughout the entire process, standing behind his defense lawyer schroeder.

what's even more ironic is that chen liren, who punched his wife on the head to death, was wearing a white helmet to prevent head injuries.

after simply confirming the information and completing the arraignment procedures, the judge announced that the defense would be held on april 19.

(on february 9, 2024, chen liren, a suspect in the silicon valley wife-murder case, appeared for interrogation wearing a helmet | source: world journal)

it was originally thought that there would be some progress in the first plea hearing on april 19, but chen liren still did not respond in court.

the reason given by his attorney is that he is still waiting for the results of yu xuanyi’s autopsy report;

(santa clara county courthouse)

when the time came for the second plea hearing on june 7, chen liren changed into the mental prisoner's shirt he wore during the first hearing.yellow prison uniform——change to wearnormal prisonerthe red prison uniform appeared.

according to reports from reporters present, after half a year in prison, chen lirenobvious gain.

but even though the defense lawyer had obtained the autopsy report, the hearing was still only held for3 minutes——and these 3 minutes are mainly used to determinethird timethe reason for the timing of the plea hearing was that the lawyer was currently dealing with other cases and had no time to read hundreds of pages of autopsy reports (???).

in other words, nearly half a year has passed since the incident occurred, and there is still no substantial progress in the judicial process...

lawyer schroeder also told reporters with certainty that he would definitely follow the defense strategy for most criminal cases.not guilty plea, that isnot guilty, retaining more choices for chen liren.

from the incident to the present, we have seen this well-known lawyer’s strategykeep procrastinating。

(in march 2019, california governor gavin newson announced a moratorium on the death penalty in california)

considering that according to california law, there will bepretrial, trial, sentencingwaiting for a series of processes, we may not be able to see it until one or two years later.final judgment. and california has actuallyabolition of death penalty, chen liren is most likely to be sentenced to life imprisonment.

(screenshot from yu xuanyi’s relatives and friends on weibo @林dai tong xiangyu)

the question is, we can wait, but can yu xuanyi’s parents afford to wait?

yu xuanyi was bornordinary working-class familyafter the case occurred, his parents were busy processing visas in china, and “had no way to obtain good legal aid” (yu xuanyi’s relatives and friends said on weibo). at that time, the united states had to seek help from the tsinghua alumni association when attending a funeral;

yu's parents were unable to stay in the united states for a long time, so yu's friends volunteered to help with many matters, regardless of spending time, energy, or even money.

as time goes by, why continue?

home page jun is really sad for yu’s parents, and even more pitiful that yu xuanyi was killed by domestic violence and has yet to get justice.

and as long as we are not afraid to look directly at the tragic reality, we will find that violence in this kind of intimate relationship is actually so common...

according to official definition, domestic violence"between intimate partners"violence, threatening behavior, physical, sexual or emotional abuseetc. behavior. "

although both men and women may become victims of domestic violence cases,abuser/victim, but in the current intimate relationships in society, men often take the dominant position in all aspects, coupled with the innatephysical differencesit is an indisputable fact that the vast majority of perpetrators of domestic violence are men.

according to data from @all-china women's federation, among the 270 million families in my country, about30%there are varying degrees of domestic violence in which perpetrators90%be male.

of course, this situation is universal and consistent on a global scale——

in the united states, there are1/4domestic violence exists in families;

every1 month, domestic violence hotlines across the united states will receive 23,500 calls;

every7.4 seconds, a woman was beaten by her partner.

what needs to be pointed out in particular is thatverbal and psychological violence, is also an act of violence that cannot be ignored.

compared with physical violence that is easy to identify, mental violence such as contempt, insult, verbal abuse and mental manipulation is more secretive and dark, often confusing and difficult to detect. in the long run, it will cause greater harm to the victim and have a deeper impact.

in 2019, the abuse case of peking university mou linhan was exposed, which revealed the tip of the iceberg of the evil of mental violence and made countless people aware of it."pua", "gaslighting effect"——

in october 2019, bao li, a 22-year-old female student from peking university law school, committed suicide by taking pills and eventually died six months later after resuscitation failed.

more than a year ago, he was also the boyfriend of a peking university student.mou linhan,rightbao libao li carried out a long period of mental and physical violence, constantly asking his girlfriend to prove her "love" for him by humiliating, threatening, slapping, taking nude photos, and even encouraging suicide, and ultimately destroyed bao li's self-awareness.

in 2023, the defendant mou linhan was sentenced to 3 years and 2 months in prison for the crime of abuse. he was also sentenced to compensate the plaintiff in the accompanying civil lawsuit for various economic losses totaling more than 730,000 yuan.

(photo source: public account "triumph twelve")

mou linhan case of peking university, and the recent case of a tsinghua google engineer murdering his wife, all prove that——

highly educated, linked to high iq, but cannot filter out scum.

regardless of whether they are highly educated or not, for the vast majority of female victims, they can only regain their lives by getting rid of the manipulation, deprivation and imprisonment of unhealthy intimate relationships.

(still from "don't talk to strangers")

a very common question is: why do abused people stay with their abusers?

professor at china university of political science and lawluo xiangit has been pointed out: on average, female victims are subjected to domestic violence35 times, it is possible to seek judicial relief.

research from the women's federation shows that the average number of victims7 repetitions, it is possible to completely get rid of violent relationships.

in psychology, there is a definition called"victim woman syndrome"——

during the beating, the female victim realized again and againdisparity in power, will produce a strong sense of helplessness, thus gradually moving towards a state of psychological paralysis.

in addition, the perpetrator will lie, beg, cry, kneel, or even threaten suicide to express "remorse." victims in a vulnerable position often compromise and formvicious cycle.

what's more, statistics show that most domestic violence-related deaths actually occur after the victim has decided to leave/break up/divorce.

according tounited nations agency on drugs and crime (unodc)data show that in 2017, at least 87,000 women were intentionally murdered around the world, and 58% of women died at the hands of family members, of which 34% were intimate partners (husbands or boyfriends).

(this means that every day, 137 women are killed by their partners or loved ones around the world.)

at the end of this report, it is pointedly pointed out: for women, home is the most dangerous place.

(in 2017, 58% of women who died around the world were killed by their partners or family members | data source: unodc)

the saddest thing is that exceptlearned helplessness, fear of retaliation and killing, difficulty in proving evidence, high litigation costs and ineffective resultsetc. dilemma, lackstrong social support system, is one of the important reasons why many female victims are not willing to seek judicial assistance after being subjected to domestic violence...

take chen liren's defense lawyer's delaying strategy as an example. the worst result is that public opinion will gradually distort after repeated failures of "crying wolf", causing the victim yu xuanyi and his parents to suffer criticism and blame.

as early as when the case was first exposed, many people exclaimed about chen liren's appearance, condition, and family background, calling him"top in the domestic dating market" and "high-quality human male":

there are many people who, unfortunately, would not hesitate to turn a top student into a murderer.find reasons from the victim, trying to justify it:

some people say that yu xuanyi had reported domestic violence to the police before, which affected chen liren's future and forced her husband to go to a dead end;

others had "conclusive evidence" claiming that yu xuanyi had a bad temper and often even domestically abused her husband, but chen liren just had no choice but to fight back;

not only rumors and slander spread widely, classic"female cheating" huang yaoit’s late, but it’s late. there are also unscrupulous self-media outlets who keep claiming that yu xuanyi “hooked up with a scumbag and took pornographic videos.” all kinds of dirty water were thrown at yu xuanyi, who could no longer speak out to defend himself.

it seems that in the eyes of some netizens, the victim is the initiator of this murder.

but what exactly do domestic violence criminals deserve to be pitied for?

chen liren's current identity is first and foremost a murderer, and secondly a top student.

if such people can be widely understood at the level of public opinion, then yu xuanyi, who was beaten to death by a fist, was only 27 years old. isn't her life worth regretting?

taking a step back, is it possible that yu xuanyi, bao li, and thousands of other female victims?if you are not a top student in qingbei, an employee of a large factory, or a perfect victim, should you be domestically abused by your partner, or even put to death?

(still from "night and fog in tin shui wai")

yes, whenever a domestic violence crime occurs, people often judge the murderer as a husband, boyfriend, or lover, instead of viewing them as dangerous criminals and potential murderers.

"although he made mistakes, he is still a very good guy." many people will say this.

"he loved her so much that he acted on impulse because she wanted to leave."

in fact, even if we cannot provide direct assistance to victims, after domestic violence cases are exposed, there will be less support for victims."sorrowful for his misfortune, angry for his inability to fight", more discussions on environmental safety and crime itself would also be a great support to her/them.

(if a wife is missing, her husband is the biggest suspect for the three main reasons: "it's always the husband", "it's always the husband", "it's always the husband" | source: american tv series "crime")

fighting against domestic violence still has a long way to go.

how to make half of humanity live in a safer world?this is the question we should think about most after the noisy news about eating melons.

you will definitely continue to pay attention to the follow-up progress.

may the law of heaven be clear and good and evil be rewarded.

we also hope that the educational and warning significance of this case will not be forgotten by the public so quickly.