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I tell the story of Anxiang Du and the Ding family in this episode.
On April 29, 2011, Anxiang Du left his Coventry home and headed for Northampton.
It was in a house there that he murdered Jeff, Helen, Xing and Alice Ding.
The apparent motive behind the massacre was Anxiang losing a decade-long legal battle against the Dings, his former business partners.
On November 28, 2013, Mr Justice Flaux handed Anxiang Du a life sentence with a minimum term of 40 years.
Intro music:
David John Brady - 'Throw Down the Gauntlet'
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References:
Anxiang Du fails in sentence appeal over Ding murders. (2014, June 4). BBC News. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-27696759
Anxiang Du guilty of murder of Northampton family of four. (2013, November 27). BBC News. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25123910
Anxiang Du “killed Ding family with ruthless efficiency.”(2013, November 12). BBC News. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-24909723
Christmas portrait of murdered family released as suspect is named as “most wanted” man in the country. (2011, May 11). Mail Online. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1385977/Christmas-portrait-murdered-family-released-suspect-named-wanted-man-country.html
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Relatives Heartbreak Over Ding Murders. (2011, July 18). Heart. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://www.heart.co.uk/northants/news/local/relatives-shock-over-ding-murders/
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