Home
News
In Focus
Business
Metro
Nation
World
Sports
Feature
Opinion
View more »Opinion Columns
Wan LixinOpinion deputy editor of Shanghai Daily
Restaurants get off to a quick start thanks to game-changing policies
High service charges on event ticket refunds call for further regulation
Sunday
- Subscribe
Related News
Family claims son was beaten to death by police
By Jane Chen |
March 17, 2009, Tuesday
|
Print Edition
Print Edition
PROSECUTORS in northwestern China's Shaanxi Province are investigating the death of a 19-year-old high school student after his family said he was fatally beaten by police during an eight-day interrogation.
Xu Gengrong, a senior student in Shangluo City's Danfeng County, was taken in for questioning by police on February 28 as the chief suspect in the murder of Peng Lina, a junior female student at Xu's school. Peng was found murdered on February 10, police told the Chinese Business View.
Xu's family and fellow students lost contact with him after he was picked up, and on March 8 police announced he had died, the Xi'an-based newspaper reported yesterday.
Danfeng County police said Xu had confessed to Peng's murder on March 1 and he was immediately detained. On March 8, he suddenly became short of breath and his pulse weakened while he was being questioned, authorities said. He was then sent to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Xu's family did not believe the explanation. Higher-level prosecutors were called in, and an autopsy was performed on March 9 and witnessed by three of Xu's relatives. The results will be released in 10 days.
Witnesses told the newspaper there were bruises across the youth's body and blood in his nose. Medical examiners reportedly told them that the marks indicated the teen had been severely beaten.
Danfeng police director Yan Yaofeng told the newspaper that the police had substantial proof of Xu's involvement before detaining him. Their case was not based solely on Xu's confession, authorities said. The police said Xu and Peng had been lovers and Peng's murder could have been motivated by rape or revenge.
The family said the police refused to show them evidence of Xu's involvement and claimed the police beat the youth to make him confess.
Another student, Wu Ming, said he had been beaten by police during his 50-hour interrogation. He was not allowed to sleep during the questioning.
The newspaper said Xu's family had agreed to a compensation package with Danfeng County and received 120,000 yuan (US$17,548).
Xu Gengrong, a senior student in Shangluo City's Danfeng County, was taken in for questioning by police on February 28 as the chief suspect in the murder of Peng Lina, a junior female student at Xu's school. Peng was found murdered on February 10, police told the Chinese Business View.
Xu's family and fellow students lost contact with him after he was picked up, and on March 8 police announced he had died, the Xi'an-based newspaper reported yesterday.
Danfeng County police said Xu had confessed to Peng's murder on March 1 and he was immediately detained. On March 8, he suddenly became short of breath and his pulse weakened while he was being questioned, authorities said. He was then sent to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Xu's family did not believe the explanation. Higher-level prosecutors were called in, and an autopsy was performed on March 9 and witnessed by three of Xu's relatives. The results will be released in 10 days.
Witnesses told the newspaper there were bruises across the youth's body and blood in his nose. Medical examiners reportedly told them that the marks indicated the teen had been severely beaten.
Danfeng police director Yan Yaofeng told the newspaper that the police had substantial proof of Xu's involvement before detaining him. Their case was not based solely on Xu's confession, authorities said. The police said Xu and Peng had been lovers and Peng's murder could have been motivated by rape or revenge.
The family said the police refused to show them evidence of Xu's involvement and claimed the police beat the youth to make him confess.
Another student, Wu Ming, said he had been beaten by police during his 50-hour interrogation. He was not allowed to sleep during the questioning.
The newspaper said Xu's family had agreed to a compensation package with Danfeng County and received 120,000 yuan (US$17,548).
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
