Police in NEW ZEALAND have come under attack for their handling of the case, particularly the length of time it took to find the body of Xue's wife An An Liu in a car parked outside the family home. Nai Yin XUE is wanted by police in Melbourne, AUSTRALIA and New Zealand after he abandoned his daughter Qian Xun Xue (nicknamed "Pumpkin") in Melbourne, Australia and flew to the US last Saturday (15th Sept). Police in Auckland, NEW ZEALAND want to speak to him after the body of his wife, An An Liu, was found in his car outside their Auckland home this Wednesday (19th Sept). NZ police may go to US to hunt for Xue
Detective Inspector Dave Pearson said police are in contact with American authorities three times a day and the US agencies were following up on leads..... Mr Pearson, speaking at Auckland Police Headquarters, this afternoon said more New Zealand police officers were being brought into the investigation, taking the number here to 25....... Sending some officers to the US to assist with inquiries there was also being considered. As to where in the US they would be sent, Ms Hegarty said: "wherever needed".
..... He also revealed today that a US Government agency was searching for Mr Xue as early as Sunday night but he would not say which one or why ( at the request of Australian police, not New Zealand police!!!).
Fugitive Nai Xin Xue is believed to be lying low in California's vast Chinese community. The FBI, US Marshals, the Los Angeles Police Department and US immigration officials are involved in the hunt for Xue, a 54-year-old martial arts expert suspected of killing his wife at his home in New Zealand and dumping his three-year-old daughter at a train station in Melbourne.
The last reported sighting of Xue was when he landed at Los Angeles international airport on Saturday and caught a shuttle van to LA's Chinatown district. An alert, called a red notice, issued by international crime fighting agency Interpol yesterday gave the official green light to American authorities to pursue Xue. "We have received a red notice from Interpol so if we do come in contact with this gentleman we'll be able to arrest him and the US attorney's office will proceed with the extradition," LAPD officer Karen Smith told AAP today. Fugitive father seen in LA
VIDEO Nai Yin Xue gained a reputation for rudeness and arrogance during a previous US visit
"The fact that she was missing was gaining importance. Yes, maybe we should have looked earlier," Mr Pearson said. "We were possibly too cautious in complying with all the regulations and rules and looking towards evidence for court...... They have defended the inquiry, but today Mr Pearson said investigators were possibly too cautious in complying with the rules...... Mr Pearson denied it was an oversight but says police could have looked at the vehicle sooner after seizing it. The concession came after police defended their handling of the An An Liu homicide inquiry....... Ms Liu's body was found in the boot of the car, 16 hours after the car was seized by police and 45 hours after police first visited the Mt Roskill street where the family lived.......
What do you think of the police handling of the Qian Xue case?
See EARLIER issues for more detail in this saga published:-
Interpol tell LA police to search for Xue - 5 days later and
Abandoned toddler's father 'flew to US' - A Little Girl Lost!!!