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Mi Gao Huang Chen was a British Chinese man who was attacked on 23 April 2005 by a large group of youths outside the Chinese takeaway he ran in Scholes, Wigan, Greater Manchester; he died of his injuries on 28 April at the age of 41. The police arrested 23 people in connection with the attack, four of whom were eventually convicted of murder.
Huang Chen was born in China, and had moved to the UK several years before his death. In 2004 he and his girlfriend, Jia Ming Yah, who was known as Eileen Jia, bought the Superb Hut takeaway after the previous owner abandoned it because of the harassment. In the months before the attack, the couple reported to the police several incidents of antisocial behaviour directed at the takeaway, including attacks on 22 April; Jia later said the police response to these incidents was lacking.
On the night of the attack, Haung Chen, Jia, and their chef, wielding weapons, had confronted a group of youths who had gathered outside the takeaway, chasing them onto a housing estate. The trio retreated, and Huang Chen was attacked by the youths, who were wielding their own weapons.
References
- "Shopkeeper killed by teenage gang". BBC News. 29 April 2005. Accessed 18 August 2011.
- "Teenage gang murder: Four released on bail". The Daily Telegraph. 30 April 2005. Accessed 18 August 2011.
- "Girlfriend blames police as 'racist' killers jailed". The Guardian. 17 December 2005. Accessed 18 August 2011.
- "Shop owner was 'beaten to death'". BBC News. 25 October 2005. Accessed 18 August 2011.