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University lecturer Adam Brown to plead guilty to wife’s murder in Croydon North, Melbourne

An assistant professor admitted to killing his wife in their own house after being accused of doing so. Adam Brown, a former lecturer at Deakin University, admitted to killing Chen Cheng, the mother of his children, in court on Tuesday. After attempting to escape her murderer, Ms. Cheng, 35, was found dead at the back gate of their garden in Croydon North, northeast of Melbourne. According to Daily Mail Australia, Ms. Cheng was ‘fighting for her life’ just before she was allegedly fatally stabbed by Brown.

Unbelievably startling details, which can only now be published, show that Ms. Cheng begged her neighbors to save her life just before police said her husband killed her by stabbing her. Outside Chen Cheng’s home, where authorities believe her husband killed her, there were floral arrangements.

Around 10 p.m. on the night of the murder, a neighbor of the family who wished to remain anonymous told the Daily Mail Australia that she had rushed to Ms. Cheng’s aid after hearing horrific screams coming from her residence. “I knew someone was in trouble when I heard the screaming.” ,” she said.

The couple walked to the front of the family’s residence to investigate with the assistance of another neighbor who was equally startled by the screaming next door. I pounded on the door when he asked if we should knock. She then uttered the words “Call the police, he wants to kill me.” She yelled but was unable to escape.

The young mother allegedly tried to flee by the rear gate after being unable to do so through the front door, according to the heartbroken neighbor who had become friendly with Ms. Cheng. Ms. Cheng’s bloody body was later discovered behind the gate, which was likewise locked, by paramedics.

A mourner left a message on a bouquet of flowers outside the house where Chen Cheng was stabbed to death

She screamed to be let out as she went across the yard and pounded ferociously on the wooden door. She cried out, “Help me, help me, help me.” The neighbor of Mrs. Cheng said, “And then there was stillness.

“Subsequently, there was total silence. There was silence, and I wondered in my head, “Did she pass out or what?” I’m not sure. Never did she come out.

The toddler son of the couple was then taken by another neighbor and sent to safety to a nearby residence.

I was told that she was battling for her life. She wants to leave that home. The neighbor reported that she was shrieking and fighting for her life.

After that, Brown sat and observed as a neighbor and paramedics struggled to save his wife’s life.

Despite the neighbor’s and paramedics’ best attempts, Ms. Cheng passed away right there and then.

The gate where Chen Cheng was last heard yelling for aid before going silent had no way out.

“(A male neighbor) and I knocked on the door before the ambulance arrived, but I didn’t go inside because there was total silence after all the yelling,” she said.

“So he opened the garage door, then… They immediately raced downstairs to get the nurse after seeing her.

In the frantic minutes before police and paramedics arrived, the off-duty nurse labored assiduously to save Ms. Cheng.

The Melbourne Assessment Prison is where Brown, 40, will reside until his upcoming court appearance later this month. He entered his plea there via video link.

In an odd move, the prosecution requested that the court be closed so that a psychologist who had treated Brown during her interactions with the suspected murderer prior to the tragedy could be heard.

In order to conduct additional investigations in preparation for Brown’s formal plea in the Supreme Court of Victoria, the court was informed that the police were keen to learn what transpired between the couple.

Flowers were left outside the Patrick Avenue home where the young family appeared to be content after Ms. Cheng’s death stunned the country earlier this year.

A note was written on one of the bouquets, “Brought another woman.” At the location of the monument, only one candle was still burning. In a “very horrific” sight, bags of blood-stained evidence were hauled from the two-story estate as detectives searched the grounds for leads, according to forensic officers.

Toys for kids were also taken out of bags. The family appeared to be a typical, content family, according to neighbors who spoke with Daily Mail Australia.

A neighbor remarked, “He always said hello and just did his thing.

Ms. Cheng was praised as a kind neighbor who went above and beyond to assist others.

“She was coming, and I had an accident last year. They were a typical family, according to a different neighbor.

Brown held a Ph.D. in philosophy and was an associate professor of media and communications.

In 2017, he wed Ms. Cheng in China, and the two of them have since had two young children.

On International Women’s Day of the previous year, the social media addict sent a loving homage to his wife.

Brown referred to Ms. Cheng as a “strong, talented, and hilarious woman” in an Instagram post.

On the occasion of #InternationalWomensDay, I’d like to give a special shout-out to the powerful, funny, and creative woman who allows me the honor of being in her presence every day. She keeps me laughing, keeps me healthy, and always makes sure I’ll be ready for the night, he said. at that point.

Less than two weeks prior to his wife’s passing, Brown posted a different video to Twitter in which he captured the two ridings “The Slingshot,” a ride at a theme park.

The teacher’s wife responded simply, “This is fun,” when her husband overheard them laughing and asked whether she felt uncomfortable.

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