German expat murdered in Shanghai hotpot restaurant

A German expat was stabbed to death by a Chinese man in a hotpot restaurant in Shanghai's Pudong district Friday. 

The suspect, surnamed Wu, has been detained. Wu told police he believed the 34 year old foreigner, who has not been identified, was having an affair with his wife. The victim and Wu's wife were coworkers. 

The German was dining with Wu's wife at a branch of the HaiDiLao hotpot chain on Zhangyang Road in the Pudong New Area. Wu approached the pair at 8.30pm. According to a witness, Wu then stabbed the victim several times. The German tried to get up and run away but collapsed after Wu stabbed him a futher time in the chest. 

According to a Shanghai Television (STV) report, there was a 50 metre (165 foot) long trail of blood left on the restaurant's floor following the attack. 

Wu reportedly stayed at the restaurant eating after the victim died, until police arrived and he surrended to them. 

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