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Eerie surveillance footage shows a 26-year-old man, who allegedly confessed to the savage killing of his girlfriend who was visiting from Hawaii, and his victim walking home with groceries in hand.
Andy Chu allegedly choked his 25-year-old girlfriend, Zoey Suyun He, twisted her neck and held her under water in a bathtub after getting high on 'molly', prosecutors said, local KHON News reported.
The young woman's battered body was found after a neighbor called the landlord after seeing water flooding from Chu's condo. When Seattle police and the firefighters arrived, they made the grim discovery.
On August 10, Chu was captured on video walking out of a townhouse in the Lake City's Olympic Hills neighborhood at 3000 block of Northeast 133rd Street.
He was taken to UW Medical Center by friends after he was acting 'erratically.' At the hospital, he allegedly attacked a nurse, and was arrested. King County prosecutors charged Chu after police said her told detectives he 'may have been responsible for killing her.' He was later charged with first-degree murder and felony assault.
Victim Zoey Suyun He, 25, had just arrived from Hawaii to see Chu. The pair had been dating since January and attended the same high school
Andy Chu, 26, has been accused in the brutal murder of his girlfriend
Video footage show the couple arriving at Chu's condo with grocery bags on August 9
The following day, Chu is seen leaving the condo alone - it is reported he had a towel underneath his shirt
Court documents reveal the chilling details leading up to the barbaric attack.
A vigilant neighbor captured Chu on his Ring Camera that he provided to Seattle police that showed the time stamp of when the couple were entering the condo on August 9, NorthWest Asian Weekly reported.
The man told detectives they were carrying groceries, and that he saw Chu leaving the condo alone the following morning.
When police and fire made entry, they found a bathtub full of water and the bathroom sink running.
He was found on her back with a gash on her neck and 'an ice pack on her throat.' Officials said there was also a small placed behind her neck supporting her head.
They also noted there was 'no shower head on the pipe.'
Authorities said Chu told police he 'has a memory' of choking her, twisting her neck, holding her down underwater in the tub. Police claim he said he thought he broke her neck and 'remembered her bleeding from her nose, which he wiped away.'
Chu also allegedly admitted to taking two pills of molly and smoking weed while he was interacting with his girlfriend, Fox13 Seattle reported.
He is pictured here in March on a balcony surrounded by lush foliage and blue-green waters
He's distraught brother posted a moving tribute to his sister and wants justice for his sister
According to reports, He and Chu graduated from the same high school - President William McKinley High School. He had attended from 2012 to 2016.
The young woman, who was from Shanghai, China, studied at University of Hawaii at Manoa, and was living in Honolulu.
She worked at the Hawaii State Capitol during the 2022 legislative session the House Communications Office said.
He told detective he started dating He in January and that she had just arrived to Seattle from Hawaii.
Devastated friends described He as a 'good friend and daughter,' who loved makeup and spending time with friends and family.
They called the crime of their beautiful friend 'unforgivable'
Friends believe that He may have went to Seattle to visit Chu since August 10 is Valentine's Day in China, called Qixi Festival, a celebration of love and romance in Chinese culture.
He's autopsy revealed blunt force trauma to her face, head, neck, chest, arms and legs, and 'a large, heavy white ball that was lodged in her throat at the base of her tongue,' as per the news outlet.
Chu is being held on $5 million bail. It is unclear if he has entered a plea at this time.
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