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Chinese fugitive poses as dead twin brother for 2 decades exposed by sibling’s ex-lover

Steady2 outlets reported this in 2 reports over 2 days
Fri, 16 October 2026Tue, 20 October 2026

What it is about

Chinese fugitiveChenLocal policeYuhuanZhejiang provinceEl secuestrador chinoEl delincuente

Who published it, and when

original reportfirst to report
South China Morning Post1 original report
El Mundo (Spain)1 original report
16 Oct, 02:25over 4 days20 Oct, 08:48

How it spread - 2 original reports

  1. Fri, 16 October 2026

    1 report
    • South China Morning Post02:25first to report

      A Chinese fugitive who posed as his deceased twin brother for 19 years was recently arrested after his late brother’s ex-girlfriend identified him. In 2002, a robbery took place in Yuhuan, in eastern China’s Zhejiang province. Seven suspects abducted the victim and robbed him of cash and valuables. Local police quickly arrested six of the suspects, but the seventh, surnamed Chen, escaped. Police searched extensively for Chen but failed to find him, and the case eventually went cold. Five...

  2. Tue, 20 October 2026

    1 report

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