Mystery surrounds death of Shanghai demolition protester.
The latest tragedy in a string of bloody cases of forced demolition in the country occurred on Tuesday in Shanghai, when a 49-year-old man died while trying to protect his house.
The victim, Zhou Daming, was “besieged” and “pushed” by a group of 20 men who came to notify him of the impending demolition of his house, located in downtown Shanghai’s Huangpu district.
When the men dispersed, Zhou was found lying unconscious, said witness Zhou Juhua, the victim’s sister.
The man died half an hour later, despite emergency treatment by the nearby 120 medical emergency center, his sister said.
It was not clear whether the demolition squad beat the man, as he had no obvious injuries, she said.
The possibility that the man, who suffered from high blood pressure, might have died from a sudden rise in blood pressure due to stress or anger could not be ruled out, she said.
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