Man charged with murdering couple

Xi Zhou and Zhen Xing Yang had studied at Newcastle University

A man has been charged with the murders of a Chinese couple in Newcastle.

The mutilated bodies of Zhen Xing Yang and his girlfriend Xi Zhou, both 25, were discovered in their flat in Croydon Road on 9 August.

Friends of the couple found the bodies in separate bedrooms at the ground floor flat.

Guang Hui Cao, 30, of Castle Close, Morpeth, is due to appear before Newcastle magistrates on Monday to face the murder charges.

Two other men arrested in connection with the killings have been bailed pending further inquiries.

A spokesman for Northumbria Police said the victims' families, who live in China, had been informed of the latest developments in the case.