Bo Xilai Scandal: Gu Kailai Charged With Heywood Murder
The wife of disgraced Chinese political leader Bo Xilai has been charged with the murder of UK businessman Neil Heywood, state news agency Xinhua says.
Gu Kailai and Zhang Xiaojun, employed at Mr Bo’s home, were “recently” prosecuted by a Chinese court, Xinhua said, without giving further details.
Mr Heywood was found dead in a hotel in Chongqing on 15 November 2011.
The apparent murder of Mr Heywood triggered Mr Bo’s downfall in a scandal that has rocked Chinese politics.
Local officials initially said Mr Heywood died of excessive drinking, but the government announced in April it was investigating Mr Bo’s wife in connection with the case.
The two accused have been charged with intentional homicide by the Hefei Municipal Procuratorate in the eastern Anhui province.