Police quickly arrested a suspect after the attack, which took place after the victim overcharged for a bowl of noodles

A customer who had been overcharged for noodles in central China attacked a restaurateur with his own meat cleaver, cut off his head and threw it into a roadside rubbish bin, according to the local police.

The victim, named only as Mr Yao, was a divorced father of three children who had custody of one son, aged 12. He was 42. His death, at his fast-food restaurant in Wuhan city on Saturday, highlighted the poor treatment of mental illness in China, where very few people ever receive psychiatric care.

The suspect, Mr Hu, was committed to a psychiatric hospital for a month last year

The 22-year-old suspect, named in local media as Mr Hu, was quickly arrested. He had had casual jobs around China since leaving his home town in Sichuan province at the age of 16. His relatives, who