Reports from China say machine operator behind death of protestor is being questioned.
A Chinese dozer driver is being questioned by Wuhan police after a 69-year old woman died trying to stop her home being demolished.
Her family said Wang Cuihua was buried alive when she fell in a pit and the driver dumped earth on her, today’s Southern Metropolis Daily reported. But Wuhan authorities in central China’s Hubei Province say her death was an accident, although the driver is being questioned by police.
Wang’s son Chen Yongfa said his mother was arguing with the demolition crew of about 30 young men armed with cleavers when she fell into a pit. He told the newspaper that the bulldozer moved slowly and dumped earth over her.
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