Missing Chinese student found dead (3)

(ANSA) - Rome, December 9 - The body of a young woman was found in the Tor Sapienza area of Rome early Friday and is thought to be that of a 20-year-old Chinese student Zhang Yao Natain, who disappeared in the area Monday. The body was in a bush and, according to initial information, may have been knocked there by a passing train. Zhang came to Rome to frequent the Fine Arts Academy (Accademia dele Belle Arti) and went missing after going to Rome's immigration office to get her student's residency permit. Initially police suspected a kidnapping for ransom. Police said they had received a report overnight that there was a body lying in a bush near the railway lines. When the Carabinieri saw the body's Asiatic features they alerted the police investigating the student's disappearance.
    Forensic examinations are still ongoing.