Two left dead during forced demolitions in Wuhan, China.
Two deaths in the central Chinese city of Wuhan on Monday have been linked to demolition of homes, according to local residents.
Li Jinxiu, a 65-year-old woman, jumped from the fourth floor of her housing apartment complex to protest a forced demolition of the building, neighbors said Tuesday. She was rushed to the nearby Wuhan No. 11 Hospital, but succumbed to her injuries the same day.
On Sunday evening, the local government-backed developer brought several men to Li’s house, attempting to force the elderly woman to sign the compensation agreement, the neighbor said.
Li jumped out of her window the next morning. Her body was taken away by police, and kept at the funeral hall in Jianghan district where authorities refused requests from the family to take it back for mourning.
A second demolition-related death occurred in the same community on Monday, a separate resident said. “Apparently a man was accidentally hit by a bulldozer while walking on the street,” the resident said.
“I don’t think the death was accidental,” said another local resident surname Li. “How could the bulldozer driver not see something as large as a person? The driver and other demolition workers are all gangsters in cahoots with the police,” Li said.
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