Autopsy clears way for funeral of vendor
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July 20, 2013, Saturday
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A WATERMELON vendor who died in a violent clash with urban management officers in central China's Hunan Province was buried last night, local authorities said.
Deng Zhengjia, a 56-year-old farmer from Chenzhou City's Nanqiang Township, was buried in accordance with local customs following an autopsy on Thursday afternoon witnessed by his family and local procuratorate officials, Chenzhou authorities said.
Police have sent body samples to an institution in south China's Guangdong Province for further examination to determine the cause of the death.
Deng and his wife had a verbal altercation with the urban management officers on Wednesday that later turned violent. They are said to have been selling their watermelons at a riverside scenic spot where no vendors were allowed.
Deng's niece cited witnesses as saying that Deng was hit on the head by a weight from a set of scales. His wife was also injured and is being treated in hospital.
Police launched an investigation into six urban management officers on Thursday.
The local government has designated an area for farmers to sell their home-grown watermelons. But many vendors prefer to do business in areas with more people such as the riverside scenic spot.
No vendors were seen selling watermelons in the designated area yesterday. Instead, farmers were selling their watermelons nearby and undisturbed.
China's urban management officers, or chengguan, are often criticized for their violent approach to tackling low-level and non-criminal regulation violations.
Deng Zhengjia, a 56-year-old farmer from Chenzhou City's Nanqiang Township, was buried in accordance with local customs following an autopsy on Thursday afternoon witnessed by his family and local procuratorate officials, Chenzhou authorities said.
Police have sent body samples to an institution in south China's Guangdong Province for further examination to determine the cause of the death.
Deng and his wife had a verbal altercation with the urban management officers on Wednesday that later turned violent. They are said to have been selling their watermelons at a riverside scenic spot where no vendors were allowed.
Deng's niece cited witnesses as saying that Deng was hit on the head by a weight from a set of scales. His wife was also injured and is being treated in hospital.
Police launched an investigation into six urban management officers on Thursday.
The local government has designated an area for farmers to sell their home-grown watermelons. But many vendors prefer to do business in areas with more people such as the riverside scenic spot.
No vendors were seen selling watermelons in the designated area yesterday. Instead, farmers were selling their watermelons nearby and undisturbed.
China's urban management officers, or chengguan, are often criticized for their violent approach to tackling low-level and non-criminal regulation violations.
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