A MAN strangled a 16-year-old schoolgirl at her family's Chinese takeaway because he wanted "revenge on her mother", a court heard today.

       Chun Xu, 32, allegedly murdered Wenjing Lin and stabbed her stepdad Yongquan Jiang in the village of Ynyswen, Rhondda, in March.

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       Chun Xu denies murder Credit: WNS 4

       Wenjing Lin was killed in Treorchy Credit: Athena Picture Agency

       Merthyr Crown Court heard how Xu was seen as a nephew to Wenjing's mother Meifang Xu even though they were not related.

       The family had given Xu ￡20,000 to send back to China to pay back a friend but he blew ￡14,000 of it gambling, it was said.

       Jurors were told how an hour before carrying out the attack, he Googled: "Can fingerprints be destroyed by fire".

       He then spent the night at the Blue Sky takeaway where the family were unaware he was armed with a kitchen knife, it was said.

       After he strangled Wenjing, Xu lured her stepfather into a basement to get some frozen fish and allegedly began stabbing him.

       When asked why he was knifing him, Xu replied: “Money, money, money.”

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       Yongquan, 38, managed to fight Xu off and went to find his stepdaughter, who he discovered lying on her back by the takeaway counter.

       Despite attempts by the family and then paramedics to resuscitate the teenager, she was found dead at the scene.

       Xu was taken to hospital after police discovered he had slashed his own throat, it was said.

       The court heard how officers found ￡900 in his pockets as well as Wenjing's mobile phone and keys.

       Xu has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and unlawfully wounding Yongquan.

       But he denies murder, attempted murder and wounding with intent.

       Xu, who wore grey tracksuit bottoms and a jumper, is accompanied by an interpreter.

       The trial continues.

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       She was described as an A-grade student Credit: Athena Picture Agency 4

       Police at the scene in March Credit: Media Wales