Monk Runs Amok

"Hsinchu, Taiwan - A monk from the Chinese mainland committed suicide after having apparently murdered a fellow monk in a Taiwan hotel Wednesday morning, as they visited the island, said police in Hsinchu City, western Taiwan.

"The police said they believed Chun Ru murdered Jing Ran, another monk, and then jumped to his death from the 13th floor of the Forte Hotel, director of the third Hsinchu police station, who would only give his surname Huang, told Xinhua.

"The police did not discuss any motive for the apparent murder-suicide.

"Huang said his station received a report at 7:50 a.m. from the Xuan Zang Culture and Education Foundation, which had invited the monks to Taiwan.

"He said a crime scene investigation found that Jing Ran, whose face showed signs of traumatic force, had been dead for a long time when his roommate, Chun Ru, jumped from the hotel's top floor."

From People's Daily Online...