His mother had sued him and his wife in 2002 over ownership of the house, but the court only stated that the pair had reached an agreement through mediation.
What was clear, according to the court, was that Liu and his mother had quarreled often about the compensation Liu received for the house.
The court said that Liu decided to murder his mother after he received the court summons for the compensation dispute. She was killed before the court ruled on the case.
Liu's wife said he had been in a bad mood around that time, according to the press release. He was smoking a lot. He off-handedly told his wife his bank account password and asked her to make sure their son was well taken care of.
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