Connecticut
Gruesome scene found in CT home where man allegedly killed his wife. Teen son called police.
A man accused of killing his wife during a domestic dispute Friday was found by police on top of the victim as officers entered the couple’s home and discovered the woman was suffering from a serious wound to her throat, according to the police report.
Ding Sheng Lin, 50, of Simsbury, is charged in the killing of his wife, 49-year-old Qui Rongfang. His 18-year-old son called 911 upon hearing an argument in their Wildwood Road home and what sounded like someone calling for help before he heard “gurgling sounds,” the police report said.
Lin is charged with one count of murder and held in custody pending his arraignment hearing on Monday in Hartford Superior Court.
According to the report, officers were called to the couple’s home at 11:18 a.m. after Lin’s son reported hearing an argument. The first officers on the scene encountered Lin covered in blood and told him to come downstairs.
Police wrote in the report that Lin ignored police and ran into a bedroom and shut the door. Officers kicked the door in and found him on top of a woman who was later identified as Rongfang, the report said. A boxcutter was found nearby on the floor.
The woman was suffering from a serious puncture or slash wound to her throat and was given medical attention at the scene, which included an occlusive dressing and pressure being applied to her wound, the report said.
Rongfang stopped breathing and lost her pulse at one point, so officers began administering chest compressions. She was rushed to Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford where she was pronounced dead at 1:36 p.m.
Lin was taken into custody at the scene. He requested a lawyer and was not interviewed by investigators, the report said.
Police used a Mandarin translator to complete the booking process, as officers noted that Lin only had a basic understanding of English.
According to the report, Lin’s son said he was woken up by an argument between his father and Rongfang. The relationship between the son and Lin’s wife was not made clear in a redacted version of the police report.
During the argument, the son said he sent a text message to his sister letting her know about the dispute, which he said turned into a physical fight, according to the report. The son told police he heard “heavy foot stomping and movement” and someone crying for help. When he called out asking what the couple was doing, he said he got no response and only heard “gurgling sounds,” the report said.
The teen said he was too scared to go check on what was happening.
According to the report, officers noted that some of the blood on Lin appeared to be drying by the time police got into the home. Police said they believe he may have stopped attacking the woman until officers arrived at the home, at which point he allegedly resumed his assault, the report said.
Doctors told police Rongfang likely died from a deep laceration to her throat that caused hemorrhaging, according to the report. One of the wounds was so deep that it reached her spinal cord, police wrote.
An autopsy later showed that Rongfang had a combination of slash and stab wounds to her neck, as well as a laceration on her head behind her ear and what appeared to be defensive wounds to her hands, the report said. The autopsy showed that the wounds were caused by a sharp blade.
The autopsy did not show any signs of strangulation, which led police to believe the sounds the teen heard were likely the victim trying to scream, according to the report.
Police noted in the report that a brief check of the address where the killing occurred showed no prior domestic history between Lin and Rongfang.
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State parks filling up and some are closing
CONNECTICUT (WTNH) – Some state parks have closed after their parking lots have reached capacity.
According to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection parking lots at 3 state parks have reached their limit today and are closed to anymore guests.
As of this time the parks are:
-Silver Sands in Milford
-Wadsworth Falls in Middletown
-Squantz Pond in New Fairfield
We will update this list if anymore closures are reported today.
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Connecticut
2 rescued, fisherman still missing after getting trapped in rising water at Connecticut beach
Multiple law enforcement agencies responded to a beach rescue in Santa Cruz County, California. Authorities said about eight rescue swimmers entered the water to extricate the victims.
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Two people, including a fisherman, have been rescued, and crews are looking to locate another that was trapped on a reef when water started to rise at a Connecticut beach.
The Fairfield Fire Department responded to a call for help after getting a report that two fishermen were in distress off the reef at Penfield Beach. It happened around 7 a.m. on Saturday.
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Investigators said that while the two fishermen were on a reef, the incoming tide quickly surrounded them, leaving them trapped, with the water still rising and no safe way back to shore.
A lifeguard station on Penfield Beach in Fairfield, CT.
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A witness saw what happened and jumped into the water to help. While they were able to find one of the fishermen, both were subsequently swept into deeper water, according to the fire department.
Police and fire officials dispatched multiple marine assets to the area, and the Fairfield Police Boat was able to rescue the witness and one fisherman.
Search efforts to find the second fisherman have been suspended for the night, but are expected to pick up on Sunday morning.
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Drone units from Fairfield and nearby Westport assisted in search operations. Helicopters from the U.S. Coast Guard and Nassau County, New York, also responded.
Dive teams from several neighboring cities and towns responded to the scene to assist with the search, too.
A peaceful evening at Fairfield Beach, Connecticut, with a lifeguard chair standing empty on the sandy shore. The serene waters of Long Island Sound reflect the soft pastel hues of the setting sun, while a near-full moon rises into the clear sky. The quiet beach scene, with coastal homes in the distance, captures the calm and tranquility of a New England beach town at dusk.
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The rescued fisherman was transported to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, due in large part to the heroic actions of the witness, according to fire officials.
Despite an extensive search involving local, state and federal resources, the second fisherman has not been located, the fire department said.
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The operation has transitioned from a search and rescue mission to a recovery effort, and officials said efforts to locate the man, identified as 34-year-old Kwahiwi Edwards, of Queens, New York, will continue.
Various jingle seashells on Sasco Beach in Fairfield, Connecticut, on a sunny day.
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“The Fairfield Police Department and Fairfield Fire Department extend their thoughts and support to the family and loved ones of the missing fisherman as search and recovery efforts continue,” the fire department said on Facebook.
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Officials are also thanking the witness that jumped in and whose quick actions helped save a life.
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