A man who killed his own parents has done something desperate and fatal to cover up his criminal act.
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A Chinese man identified as Yang Qingpei, has killed his own parents.
According to BBC, the man confessed to killing his parents in an argument over money but he then did something even more shocking.
The man actually went ahead to kill up to 17 neighbours in an attempt to cover up his crime.
The youngest victim of the murderous rampage in a remote village in southwest China was three, the oldest 72. They were members of six families.
Yang Qingpei, aged in his 20s, went to his home village on Wednesday.
He was arrested in Kunming, capital of Yunnan Province, on Thursday.
The Xinhua state news agency report did not say how the villagers were killed.