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American Goldsmiths student who murdered his Chinese lover is jailed for life as victim's family pay heartbreaking tribute
Ellie CrabbeFri, 30 January 2026 at 8:12 PM SGT
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Zhe Wang was studying creative writing at Goldsmiths, University of London (Metropolitan Police/PA) (PA Wire)
An American student at a London university has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 16 years for murdering his sexual partner in a stabbing which he claimed was self-defence.
Chinese national Zhe Wang, 31, a creative writing student at Goldsmiths, University of London, wasfound dead with two stab wounds to her face at her flat in Manor Park, Lewisham, south-east London, on March 20 2024.
Fellow student Joshua Michals, 26, told his trial at the Old Bailey that Ms Wang was “germophobic” and became “stressed”, believing, incorrectly, that she had contracted a sexually transmitted disease (STD) after they had sex.