구글 소프트웨어 엔지니어가 부인을 폭행치사한 사건이 실리콘밸리 산타 클라라에서 발생했다. 중국계인 용의자 리렌 첸(陳利仁, Liren Chen, 27)은 16일 부인 슈아니 유(余宣儀, Xuanyi Yu)를 둔기로 때려 숨지게한 혐의로 기소됐다. 

 

리렌 첸은 구글 소유 유튜브 Shorts의 알고리즘 담당 소프트웨어 엔지니어이며, 부인 슈아니 유씨는 아마존을 거쳐 구글에서 소프트웨어 엔지니어로 일하고 있었다. 첸과 유씨는 북경 칭화대를 거쳐 캘리포니아대 샌디에고에서 공부했다. 이들은 지난해 4월 밸리웨이에 205만 달러짜리 주택을 구입해 살고 있었다. 리렌 첸은 유죄로 판결되면 가석방 없는 종신형에 직면할 것으로 알려졌다. 

 

Google 中國工程師夫妻伏屍矽谷寓所　警暫列「謀殺及自殺」案處理

https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/us-google-01192024030643.html

 

 

Santa Clara Man Charged with Wife’s Murder

 

A Santa Clara man has been charged with murdering his wife.

 

Police found Liren Chen, 27, spattered with blood, in his home, with his wife’s body nearby.

 

Chen has been charged with murder and faces prison if convicted. His arraignment has been postponed once and may be again, as he is hospitalized. An arraignment remains scheduled for 1:30 p.m. this afternoon, in Department 23 in the Hall of Justice in San Jose.

 

“Domestic violence deaths have been falling in our county but that does not measure the depth and destructiveness of the violence,” District Attorney Jeff Rosen said, noting that 911 calls regarding domestic violence have risen. “Anyone who feels that they or someone else is being abused by their partners, please reach out your local law enforcement agency. You are not alone. We can help.”

 

Around 11 a.m. on Jan.16, Santa Clara officers responded to a welfare check to a home on Valley Way. When officers arrived, an acquaintance of the suspect expressed concern about Chen and his wife. Chen was refusing to answer his phone or his door.

 

He could see Chen inside the home, “motionless on his knees, had his hands in the air and was staring blankly.”

 

The officers made entry into the residence and took the suspect into custody. In the bedroom directly behind where Chen had been standing, officers located the victim deceased on the floor. She had severe blunt force injuries to her head.  Chen’s right hand was extremely swollen and purple. He had blood on his clothing, legs, arms, and hands and scratches on his arm.

https://countyda.sccgov.org/news/news-release/santa-clara-man-charged-wifes-murder

 

 

Google Engineer Beat His Wife to Death, Santa Clara Police Say

https://sfstandard.com/2024/01/19/google-engineer-murder-liren-chen-xuanyi-yu