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The Chinese immigrant charged with killing a Brooklyn mother and her four children may have lashed out at the family after being victimized in a marriage scam, according to Chinese community leaders and reports in the Chinese-language news media.
The suspect, Mingdong Chen, was arrested after police said he cut the necks of Li Qiao Zhen, 37, and her children: Linda, 9, Amy, 7, Kevin, 5, and William, 1.
All were killed at the family's home on 57th Avenue in the Sunset Park area of Brooklyn just before 10:30 p.m. Saturday. Chen is being held without bail on murder charges.
Law enforcement officials initially said Chen, who they...