A serial killer who murdered six persons, including a village leader, in three days in China's Hunan province has been arrested.
The police found the suspect, surnamed Nie, murdered a village leader on Friday as he attempted to rape a woman, who was also injured, official media reports said.
The 27-year-old then allegedly killed the son, daughter, nephew and niece of local villager Kuang Runhua in Hengshan County on Saturday afternoon.
All four victims were teenagers, with the youngest just 13-years-old.
Nie, is also suspected of killing another villager, 31-year-old Yu, while he was on the run yesterday, according to Hunan's provincial Department of Public Security.
Nie was caught yesterday near a county elementary school after a manhunt involving more than 300 police officers.
