But the government says that his wife, Gu Kailai, and a family employee, Zhang Xiaojun, have been detained for the suspected murder of Neil Heywood, a British businessman who died in Chongqing in November.

ECONOMIST: Shattering the fa?ade

The Xinhua report said that a Bo family aide, Zhang Xiaojun, who stood trial with Ms. Gu, also confessed, saying in his testimony that he had escorted Mr. Heywood from Beijing to Chongqing where the Briton checked into the Nanshan Lijing Holiday hotel on Nov. 13, 2011.

WSJ: China Says Gu Confesses to Murdering Briton