China woman held in morgue for three years: Report
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Buy SPH photosBEIJING (AFP) - A Chinese woman was held in an abandoned morgue for three years after serving hard labour for complaining about her husband's own detention, state-run media said on Friday.
Ms Chen Qingxia was guarded by sanitation workers at the facility in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang, the Global Times said.
Her difficulties began in 2003 when her husband was sentenced to "re-education through labour" for attempting to escape quarantine during the Sars epidemic.
After he was freed, his body showed bruising and his mental health deteriorated, prompting Ms Chen to travel to Beijing to petition higher-ranking authorities about his treatment.
