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| Anxiang Du guilty of murder of Northampton family of four | Anxiang Du guilty of murder of Northampton family of four |
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| A businessman has been convicted of murdering a family of four in a revenge attack after he lost a legal case against them. | A businessman has been convicted of murdering a family of four in a revenge attack after he lost a legal case against them. |
| Jifeng "Jeff" Ding, his wife, Ge "Helen" Chui, and daughters Xing, 18, and Alice, 12, were stabbed to death in Wootton, Northampton, in April 2011. | Jifeng "Jeff" Ding, his wife, Ge "Helen" Chui, and daughters Xing, 18, and Alice, 12, were stabbed to death in Wootton, Northampton, in April 2011. |
| Anxiang Du had denied four counts of murder but admitted killing the family. | Anxiang Du had denied four counts of murder but admitted killing the family. |
| Northampton Crown Court heard he was facing a bill of £88,000 after losing a 10-year legal battle with the couple. | Northampton Crown Court heard he was facing a bill of £88,000 after losing a 10-year legal battle with the couple. |
| Du had claimed that all four deaths were manslaughter, due to loss of control or diminished responsibility. | Du had claimed that all four deaths were manslaughter, due to loss of control or diminished responsibility. |
| The court heard that the family were "massacred" by him on 29 April. | The court heard that the family were "massacred" by him on 29 April. |
| He travelled by train from his home in Coventry and left a farewell note for his wife at their shop in Birmingham, before continuing to Northampton to ask Mr Ding for money. | |
| When the Manchester Metropolitan University lecturer refused, Du stabbed him 23 times, his wife 13 times, Xing 11 times, and Alice four times. | |
| He then slept in the house, before stealing the family's car and heading to London, where he got a coach to Paris. | |
| He remained on the run for 14 months until he was captured in Morocco in July 2012. |