AN INFLUENCER has been found with her throat slit after being snatched outside a cinema – having posted a chilling warning to fans.
Irene Gu, 23, was leaving a cinema car park when the suspect – her boyfriend – suddenly blocked her car.
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An argument erupted and the suspect, surnamed Liu, dragged her into a nearby stairwell and allegedly slit her throat.
Afterwards, he reportedly fled to his grandad’s house on the other side of the island.
He was arrested by a police task force early yesterday morning.
During questioning, Liu confessed to killing the influencer during a row to recover the £10,530 he claimed he lent her during their relationship.
As well posting digital content for her 30,000 followers on Instagram and Threads, Irene worked as a public relations officer at a nightclub in the Taiwanese capital Taipei.
The suspect also worked at the nightclub as a security guard.
The 23-year-old met him when she first went clubbing on the recommendation of her mother who wanted her to see the world.
She left her banking career to work in PR just so she could have the same lifestyle and work schedule as him.
However, their relationship soon soured and Gu filed a complaint against him in May for allegedly assaulting her.
She also applied for a protective order.
Despite repeated summons, Liu failed to appear in court over the matter.
In the days leading up to her death, she shared a photo of her domestic violence complaint against the suspect, warning him: “If you hit me, I’ll go to the police, right?”
In a separate post, she said: “Someone asked me why don’t I just block him?
“Because he’ll find me, he even asked my colleagues if I was at work, disturbing my co-workers.
“Most importantly, I don’t owe him money!”
In early July, Gu shared a photo of her wearing an eye-catching black dress with the comment: “Occasionally, you should thank yourself for walking such a long way alone.”
The investigation into her alleged murder is ongoing.
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