Bogu Kailai and Zhang Xiaojun were recently charged with intentional homicide by the Hefei Municipal Procuratorate in Anhui Province, Xinhua News Agency learned from authorities on July 26.

The municipal prosecuting body filed the charges with the Hefei Municipal Intermediate People's Court. The prosecuting body informed the two defendants and the family members of the victim of their litigation rights during the investigation period. The prosecuting body also interrogated the two defendants and heard the opinions of the defense team.

Investigation results show that Bogu Kailai, one of the defendants, and her son Bo Guagua had conflicts with the British citizen Neil Heywood over economic interests. Worrying about Neil Heywood's threat to her son's personal safety, Bogu Kailai along with Zhang Xiaojun, the other defendant, poisoned Heywood to death.

Bogu Kailai is the wife of Bo Xilai, former Party chief of Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality and a former member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

In April, the CPC Central Committee suspended Bo from his posts at the committee and its Political Bureau because "Bo is suspected of being involved in serious violations of discipline." Bo is under investigation by the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.