Jared Eng去年在Instagram上上載了一張與母親的合影 相片:Instagram

當紐約華社歡慶農曆新年時,一樁殘忍的血案打破了春節的喜慶氣氛。早前失蹤的華裔女商人Paula Chin 5日被發現遭藏屍於其位於新澤西州住宅的一個垃圾袋內。其幺子Jared Eng向女友承認自己將母親割喉。

據當地傳媒Morristowngreen.com報導,65歲的Paula Chin於上周初在曼哈頓翠貝卡的Vestry街17號3樓公寓內失蹤,其後於5日被發現藏屍在其新州莫里斯鎮(Morristown)Bailey Hollow路房子。紐約市警務處已逮捕其22歲兒子Jared Eng及其21歲女友Caitlyn O’Rourke,以及18歲女子Jennifer Lopez。

目前三人均於6日晚在曼哈頓刑事法庭過堂,面臨藏匿屍體、篡改物證等罪名。檢察官正在考慮是否提出更嚴重的指控罪名。法官裁定Jared Eng不得保釋,Jennifer Lopez的保釋金為10萬美元,Caitlyn O’Rourke則被要求提供2.5萬美元現金或5萬美元保釋金。

雖然Jared Eng尚未被控謀殺罪名,但曼哈頓地檢處以要求對屍體進行解剖,稱有有力證據顯示Paula Chin死於謀殺。與此同時,更多與此案相關細節逐漸浮出水面,刑事起訴書中稱,Paula Chin遭割喉而死,死亡緩慢而痛苦。

紐約市警發言人表示,此案的殺人動機似乎與金錢有關。

《紐約時報》稱,警方提供的刑事起訴書中描述,1月31日,Jared Eng與Lopez駕駛Paula Chin的車將屍體運至新澤西。

警方回看監控錄像時發現,一名據推測為Lopez的女子倒車至Paula Chin公寓樓前,一名疑似Jared Eng的男子於凌晨2點31分將一個大行李袋放入後車廂。警方在隨後搜查這輛豐田車時發現地毯上有血跡、一條毯子、衣服和膠帶。

O’Rourke對探員稱,Eng與Lopez移動屍體後給她打電話,Eng向她承認自己在位於曼哈頓翠貝卡Vestry街的住處將母親割喉,告訴她Paula Chin「過了一會才死」,並向她尋求幫助。Lopez還幫助Eng清理了曼哈頓的住處,她給O’Rourke之間的短信裡寫道,「都很乾淨,最難的部分是倒車。」

O’Rourke還告訴警方稱,他們3人於2月1日又返回莫里斯縣的住宅,將裝有Paula Chin屍體的垃圾袋扔進屋外的一個垃圾桶內。她還試圖在家裡清洗犯罪現場的衣物。

警方在Paula Chin新澤西住宅的垃圾裡發現了帶血的橡膠手套,在車庫內還發現了血跡。而在Paula Chin位於曼哈頓的住宅中則發現了更多帶血的橡膠手套和血跡。

Jared Eng的哥哥Brandon Eng曾於4日致電警方,稱母親失蹤。當警方詢問Jared Eng是否知道母親的去向時,他當時淡定地對警方稱,自1月31日起就再未見過母親。

事發後被記者問到是否弒母時,Jared Eng說:「我沒有這麼做。我愛她,她給了我所有的一切。」

根據Paula Chin領英資料,她生前是PYCECO分發集團的總裁和C-E地產集團的主席,臉書的封面照還是2018年1月與兩個兒子去錫安(Zion)國家公園旅遊的合影。鄰居指出,Paula Chin的丈夫幾年前死於癌症。

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