{"id":245865,"date":"2020-03-02T14:05:19","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T18:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=245865"},"modified":"2020-03-03T20:21:15","modified_gmt":"2020-03-04T00:21:15","slug":"chinese-national-killed-in-portsmouth-laid-to-rest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/chinese-national-killed-in-portsmouth-laid-to-rest\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese national killed in Portsmouth laid to rest"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Zing Jianyong’s casket at the funeral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Chinese National Xing Jianyong who was murdered in Portsmouth on February 4th<\/sup>, was laid to rest on Saturday, February 22nd<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Yong, age 49, was killed during a robbery attempt at his store in Picard.<\/p>\n

The funeral service took place at the Living Word Covenant Church International in Picard and was conducted by Pastor Bernard Joseph.<\/p>\n

Apartment owner in Picard, Patt Corbette, a close friend of the deceased, told Dominica News Online (DNO) that Jianyong was almost like a brother to him and his passing affected both him and the community.<\/p>\n

On the day of his murder, Corbette said he was in tears because it was a tough experience for him.<\/p>\n

He described Yong as \u201cadventurous\u201d and one who always smiled.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were very close, that\u2019s where my children use to get their Chinese food a couple days a week\u2026he was always smiling, very nice guy, all persons you talked to in the community loved him… we all miss him,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Vendors in the market in Portsmouth also expressed their sadness at his passing, especially with regard to the manner in which Jianyong was killed.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe used to go down there every Saturday to buy his vegetables from them,\u201d Corbette recalled.<\/p>\n

Corbette hopes that justice is served because as he said, it was really tough for everyone who knew the victim.<\/p>\n

Meantime, Emerlie Maxwell who was another close friend of Jianyong remembered him as someone who was motivational, had a great sense of humor and was a giving person.<\/p>\n

She said she knew Jianyong from the time she started working at the River Side Hotel in 2018.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was always making little jokes\u2026he had this favorite song \u2018saltfish\u2019 the song by calypsonian Sparrow,\u201d Maxwell said.<\/p>\n

She said when she heard the horrific news of his passing, she broke down in tears and didn\u2019t know what to do.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got speechless\u2026It was hard\u2026 he was this loving person in the community; everybody that comes there would always get love from him,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Maxwell sent her love to his friends and family in China and encouraged them to be strong during this difficult time.<\/p>\n

<\/u>\u00a0<\/u>Acting Ambassador of the Chinese Embassy in Dominica, Luo Songtao and the MP for Portsmouth Ian Douglas, attended the funeral service and delivered remarks.<\/p>\n

The Parliamentary Representative for Salisbury, Hector John, also attended on the behalf of the United Workers Party.<\/p>\n

About eighty people attended the funeral.<\/p>\n

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Ian Douglas representative for Portsmouth (second from left) and to his immediate right Luo SongTao Charge D’affaires of Chinese Embassy along with\u00a0 80 others were present at the funeral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chinese National Xing Jianyong who was murdered in Portsmouth on February 4th, was laid to rest on Saturday, February 22nd. Yong, age 49, was killed during a robbery attempt at his store in Picard. 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