"An American student has been found guilty of murdering his on-and-off girlfriend in her south-east London home. Joshua Michals, 26, stabbed fellow Goldsmiths University student Zhe Wang, 31, at her flat in Manor Park, Lewisham, in March 2024. Creative writing student Ms Wang suffered two stab wounds to the face and a post-mortem examination also revealed she had been strangled. He claimed he had been acting in self-defence stemming from an argument about a sexually transmitted disease (STD)."
"Michals told jurors he had felt "so-so" about pursuing a relationship with Ms Wang because she had a phobia of germs. After finding a "red dot" on her skin after sex, she demanded he get an STD test, even vowing to find him on campus to "drag" him to see a GP, the court previously heard."
Joshua Michals, 26, killed Goldsmiths University student Zhe Wang, 31, at her flat in Manor Park, Lewisham, in March 2024. Ms Wang suffered two stab wounds to the face and post-mortem examination revealed she had been strangled. They had an on-and-off casual relationship after meeting at Goldsmiths in 2023. Michals said he felt "so-so" about pursuing a relationship because Ms Wang had a phobia of germs and that she demanded an STD test after finding a red dot on her skin. He went to her flat on 20 March with a charcuterie selection, later claimed she attacked him with a knife, said he pressed his forearm to her neck to restrain her, then called his father, obtained solicitor details, returned to his flat, called 999, and disposed of her phone which was later recovered.
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