In a shocking twist, popular Malaysian idol Xu Jialing passed away at the age of 26 under shocking circumstances. The young artist was the victim of a murder perpetrated by a stalker who had been pursuing her for two years. Her death leaves a void in the music industry and in the lives of those who knew her.
Xu Jialing, who had plans to marry her fiancé in
2024, met a tragic end when she was stabbed eight times, affecting her
heart, chest and back, causing excessive bleeding. Her attacker, a
44-year-old man who had been harassing her for some time, tried to take her
life after the attack and is currently undergoing medical treatment in a
hospital.
On the fateful day of her death, Xu Jialing agreed to
have dinner with her stalker, who had been demanding to see her for some
time. The evening turned into a heated argument that culminated in the
tragic attack. Witness reports led the Royal Malaysian Police to the assailant,
who was transporting Xu Jialing's body in his vehicle at the time of his
arrest. During the arrest, the aggressor insisted on claiming to be her
boyfriend.
Before this tragic event, idol Xu Jialing was preparing
to take the step towards marriage in 2024 with her longtime partner, Liu
Yang. On December 19, one day after Xu Jialing's tragic loss, Liu Yang
expressed her disbelief and pain on her social media. He wrote: “ Your
coming into my life and touching my heart was my luck. I cry just thinking
about our happy moments. My world is falling apart little by little. I miss
you. Don't go“. The entire community unites in mourning the loss of
this promising young star.
The event shook social networks and the community of anime
fans, especially when the latter began to compare the events with what happened
in the first arc of “Oshi
no Ko. And of course, she was not exempt from
comments: is stabbed to death by an obsessive fanatic who could not
tolerate that she had had children, also Ai Hoshino“, where the
protagonist, the idol
- «Now
we have a new perspective on why idols should have bodyguards, right?».
- «He
was a predator, not a fanatic. He harassed her for about two years, never
accepting a negative response until she finally agreed to have dinner with
him. And when they did, they argued and he ended up stabbing her in her
car »
- «And
that is why I always advocate that idols have security elements that are
responsible for keeping any strange subject out of the way. I will never
understand how you can reach such a level of obsession with a person».
- «And
that is why the security elements must be aggressive with the fans. I am
very sorry for the loss to the music industry, and it breaks my heart that
a nobody did something like this».
- «And
there are still people who say that “stalkers and obsessive fans are
necessary for the industry”, what idiots!» .
- «That
Oshi no Ko scene really happens in real life».
- «And
people keep saying that the bodyguards are “very aggressive.” Mind your
fucking business, celebrities are always in danger».
- «My
thoughts and prayers are with her family and fiancé. May exemplary
punishment fall on the damned murderer».
- «Really,
harassment of celebrities is too normalized in South Korea. They should
introduce very strong laws».
- «What
the fuck? Maybe now they will stop seeing bodyguards as beasts and begin
to understand that they have to be to avoid situations like these».
- «Why
does no country in Asia seem to take bullying seriously? This is what
happens when you encourage this type of toxic attitude from a fan.”
Source: Koreaboo