Liren Chen, 27, was allegedly found in a catatonic state with a swollen and bruised hand and his wife’s pulverized body nearby.
The savage crime unfolded in Santa Clara, a ritzy city in the heart of Silicon Valley and just miles from Google’s headquarters.
Police were called around 11 a.m. to conduct a welfare check at his home by a concerned friend who said neither Chen nor his wife would answer their phones or the door, according to the Santa Clara District Attorney.
The friend, however, could see Chen inside the home “motionless on his knees, had his hands in the air and was staring blankly.”
Police made their way inside and found his wife dead on the floor in the bedroom directly behind where Chen had been kneeling, officials said.
She had suffered severe blunt force injuries to her head.
Chen’s clothing, legs, arms and hands were “spattered with blood” and his arms were covered in scratches, according to the DA.
Chen was charged with murder, but his arraignment has been postponed because he’s been hospitalized.
Both Chen and his wife — identified by multiple outlets as Xuanyi Yu — worked for the mega tech company.
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