Australian nail gun murder

[scouse mac]

Australian police are probing the gruesome killing of a Chinese man who was shot 34 times in the head and neck with a nail gun before being dumped in a river. Chen Liu's badly decomposed body was found in Sydney last November, about two weeks after a friend reported him missing.

New South Wales state police have now asked the public to provide any information they may have about the case, releasing graphic X-ray images of the 27-year-old's skull to highlight the brutality of the crime. "In 36 years, I've never seen a murder of this nature," Homicide Squad Superintendent Geoff Beresford told reporters. "It's a particularly brutal and vicious murder and hence the reason we are seeking information from the public."




The 34 nails were found during a post-mortem examination of Liu's body, and were located mainly in his skull. They were fired from an 85mm nail gun at close range, Beresford said. Police have not recovered the weapon.
"We certainly believe the nail gun is responsible for the death - there's no doubt about that," he said. Police believe he was killed 12 days before his body was discovered.

Police are investigating associates of Liu, who also went by the name Anthony Liu, but said they have no evidence to suggest he was linked to any criminal group. They refused to say whether they've identified any suspects or persons of interest. Liu arrived in the city of Melbourne on a student visa from China in early 2000 and moved to Sydney, where he married for a short time and separated, police said. They declined to release any additional information about him, including whether any of his family members are living in Australia

[cheebacheeba]

Always thought a nailgun would make a good weapon...bit overkill in this case though.

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

that's incredible

[urgeok2]

is it possible that it was an accident .?

you know - while he was finishing his basement or something ?

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

maybe he accidentally shot himself with the nail gun. it hurt so much that he just wanted to die, 34 nails later he throws himself off a bridge.

[scouse mac]

I did wonder what the first five nails didnt do that meant the last 29 were needed.

[urgeok2]

Originally Posted by X¤MurderDoll¤X

maybe he accidentally shot himself with the nail gun. it hurt so much that he just wanted to die, 34 nails later he throws himself off a bridge.

all that work made him hot - he needed a swim

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

sounds like an open and shut case to me.