San Francisco man, 63, convicted of murder in death of female roommate, 79, who he knocked out with a bat while she was on a Zoom call, then burned alive
- Min Jian Guan, 63, was found guilty in the 2020 death of Yu Quin Sun, 79
- Part of the brutal bat attack was captured on a Zoom call at the time
- Guan now faces 25 years to life in prison at his upcoming sentencing
A San Francisco man was convicted this week in the death of his elderly roommate who was beaten with a bat and lit on fire in an attack ‘partially captured on Zoom.’
Min Jian Guan, 63, was convicted earlier this week by a jury on charges of first-degree murder and elder abuse in the June 2020 death of Yu Quin Sun, 79.
Guan was arrested at the time after police said he beat his elderly roommate with a baseball bat before lighting her on fire while others watched through Zoom.
‘The beating was partially captured on Zoom and seen by a witness participating in a virtual class with the victim who reported seeing the victim get knocked down and hit,’ the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office said in a statement.
Guan faces a sentence of 25 years to life at his June 16 sentencing hearing.
The motive remains unknown at this time.
A San Francisco man was convicted this week in the death of his elderly roommate who was beaten with a bat and lit on fire in an attack ‘partially captured on Zoom’
According to prosecutors, the attack took place inside Yu Quin Sun and Min Jian Guan’s home in the 400 block of 16th Avenue in the Richmond District
According to prosecutors, the attack took place inside Sun and Guan’s home in the 400 block of 16th Avenue in the Richmond District.
In their statement, District Attorney called the event a ‘horrific and brutal killing.’
Chinese language media reported that Sun had been in a live Buddhist Zoom class.
It was reportedly someone in the class who called the police.
The roommates may have had conflicts about rent money, outlets indicated.
Guan had previously targeted his elderly roommate, prosecutors said during trial.
‘The defendant targeted a vulnerable 79-year-old with a campaign of abuse and harassment culminating in her death,’ Assistant District Attorney Leigh Frazier said.
‘I am pleased the jury has held him accountable for his actions,’ she continued.
‘The defendant targeted a vulnerable 79-year-old with a campaign of abuse and harassment culminating in her death,’ Assistant District Attorney Leigh Frazier said
Chinese language media reported that Sun had been in a live Buddhist Zoom class and that it was another person in the class who called the police to report the crime
‘While nothing can bring the victim back to her family, I hope that this verdict brings them a sense of closure and justice,’ District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said
In a statement, District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said she hopes the situation may bring peace to Sun’s family.
‘While nothing can bring the victim back to her family, I hope that this verdict brings them a sense of closure and justice,’ Jenkins said.
‘The jury’s verdict also sends a strong message that those who commit violence in our community will be held accountable,’ she continued.
In a statement to the San Francisco Standard, the class master of the Buddhist group Sun was in said she hopes the verdict will put an end to the tragedy.