Blood-covered software engineer accused of beating wife to death inside their home

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (TCD) -- A 27-year-old software engineer is in custody on suspicion of punching and beating his wife to death last week, leaving blood all over himself. According to a news release from the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office, on Tuesday, Jan. 16, at approximately 11 a.m., Santa Clara Police officers conducted a welfare check at a residence on Valley Way after a concerned acquaintance tried to contact Liren Chen, but he failed to answer his phone or the door. From outside the home, the reporting party allegedly saw Chen on his knees, staring blankly with h