CCTV News:At about 1:30 p.m. on the 24th, the girl Zhao lost contact when she took Didi Hitch to Yongjia County in Hongqiao Town, Yueqing City, Zhejiang Province. After an emergency investigation by the police, at 4 a.m. on the 25th, the alleged offender and Didi Hitch driver Zhong was arrested in Liushi Town, Yueqing City. At 7:00, the body of the murdered Zhao was found.
Previously, there was a case of Didi Hitch driver killing a flight attendant in Zhengzhou, which has just passed three months. After preliminary investigation, the alleged offender Zhong has confessed to the crime of murder and rape. Prosecutors have intervened in the case in advance.
At around 13:30 on August 24, Zhao lost contact after riding a Didi ride in Hongqiao Town, Yueqing City. Her friend said that at around 2:10 pm that day, she received Zhao’s WeChat saying that "there is no car on the mountain road driven by the driver, and I am a little scared." At around 2:15 pm, another friend received her WeChat saying "help, rescue", and then Zhao’s mobile phone was turned off.
Zhao’s friend"She handed it out at 2:09 pm on the 24th and said that the baby is afraid. The mountain road driven by this master does not have a single car. At that time, I was busy with my mobile phone and did not look at it. At 2:27, I quickly initiated location sharing, but she never came in.
Relatives and friends police contacted Didi, but they did not receive a timely reply.
After receiving Zhao’s WeChat, her two friends began contacting the Didi platform to find Zhao.
reporter"After losing contact, you contacted the Didi platform. Do you remember what time it was?"
Zhao Moumou’s friend"Around 3:00 pm, I asked my friend to make this call. Didi said to reply to us within an hour and help us contact the owner ASAP."
reporter"Did the Didi platform reply to your message after that?"
Zhao Moumou’s friend"No, I rushed to the police station after my friend finished calling."
After Zhao’s family couldn’t get in touch with her, they also began contacting the Didi platform and calling the police.
Zhao’s uncle, Mr. Zhao"We also got in touch with Didi. At the beginning, Didi replied that it would take 4 hours to lose contact or provide vehicle information after there was a problem. The first time we contacted Didi was to check the vehicle information. We went to look for it along the way but didn’t get the relevant information. We went to report the case at 4:40-50 pm."
The Shangtang police station in Yongjia County immediately launched an investigation after receiving a report from Zhao’s friend and family members. During the period, the police communicated with the Didi platform through the friend’s mobile phone, asking for specific information of the driver, including phone number and license plate. At the same time, the local rescue team also began to search and rescue along the route of Zhao’s car.
The alleged offender was arrested and confessed the facts of the crime
On Aug. 25, at 2:12 a.m., a friend of Zhao posted a missing person message on Sina Weibo. At 4 a.m., the police arrested Zhong, the alleged offender and driver of Didi Hitch, in Liushi Town, Yueqing City. After preliminary investigation, Zhong confessed to the crime of raping and killing Zhao. According to the location of the alleged offender’s account, the search and rescue team found the missing Zhao.
reporter"What time did you find it today?"
Liu Xiaoguang, Captain of Yueqing Longzhiye Rescue Team: "The victim found at 7 o’clock has no breath. Her left hand is injured with blood, and the nails of her left hand are full of blood. Her legs are tied."
Prosecutors have intervened in the case in advance
At present, the specific details of the case are being further investigated, and the Yueqing City Procuratorate has assigned prosecutors to intervene in the case in advance. After understanding the case and the relevant evidence collection, the prosecutors put forward suggestions for the public security organs to further increase the collection of objective evidence.
The license plate was temporarily forged by Zhong at the time of the incident
After the incident, Didi issued an apology statement, but there are two points that attract attention. First, Didi claimed that the background check of Zhong, the alleged offender, had no criminal record and used a real ID card and driving license, but the license plate number at the time of the incident was temporarily forged by Zhong offline. Second, Zhong had been complained by Hitch passengers the day before the incident, and the Didi platform promised to reply within two hours, but the promise was not fulfilled.