China's Ministry of Public Security has issued a nationwide warrant and offered a large reward for the arrest of a man wanted in connection with six murders and two assaults in south China.

Police allege that Don Wenyu killed six people and injured two in five incidents, which also included rape and robbery, from March 11 to May 26 in Jinhua city in Zhejiang province, Fuding city in Fujian Province and Shangrao city in Jiangxi Province.

Dong Wenyu, 28, is described as 160 centimeters tall, with a four-centimeter scar on the top of his head. His registered residence is Baijian village, Longwei town, Pingyang county, Zhejiang Province, and his identification card number is 3303 2618 7810 2664 16.

The police say he left home at the age of about ten, and drifted from place to place around the country. He has a criminal record.

The ministry is appealing to the public for any information on his whereabouts and offering a 100,000-yuan (US$12,500) reward for information leading to his arrest.

(Xinhua News Agency July 20, 2006)