Husband 'chopped up wife and dumped her in septic tank' before seeking help to find her

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Dive right in! Like the weather, the Daily Star's FREE newsletter is a scorcherA husband confessed to murdering his wife and stashing her dismembered body in a septic tank days before appealing for clues about her whereabouts, it has been reported.The 55-year-old suspect is being held by cops investigating the death of a woman who was reported missing on July 6.The husband was the first to contact police to report his wife’s disappearance – sparking an huge manhunt and widespread media coverage.Local reports suggest that the woman’s chopped up body was found in a septic tank at the couple’s apartment days after her husband held media interviews appealing for help.But the husband, whose surname has only been given as Xu, has since confessed.