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Arrests over China Wal-Mart death | Arrests over China Wal-Mart death |
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Two Wal-Mart employees have been arrested in the Chinese city of Jingdezhen, in connection with the death of a customer, local police say. | Two Wal-Mart employees have been arrested in the Chinese city of Jingdezhen, in connection with the death of a customer, local police say. |
Reports say Yu Xiaochun was intercepted and badly beaten by five Wal-Mart security guards who suspected her of shoplifting. | Reports say Yu Xiaochun was intercepted and badly beaten by five Wal-Mart security guards who suspected her of shoplifting. |
She died in hospital three days after the 30 August beating. | She died in hospital three days after the 30 August beating. |
Wal-Mart has confirmed the incident and said it was fully co-operating with the relevant authorities. | Wal-Mart has confirmed the incident and said it was fully co-operating with the relevant authorities. |
Horrific scene | |
An eyewitness said she saw four or five young men beating the woman a few hundred yards away from the Wal-Mart store, and she had even gone over to tell them off. She said the scene was horrific. | An eyewitness said she saw four or five young men beating the woman a few hundred yards away from the Wal-Mart store, and she had even gone over to tell them off. She said the scene was horrific. |
The dead woman's husband told the media that he had found a shopping receipt in his wife's pocket after he got to the scene. | |
The victim was 37 years old and had a young son. | |
The police say they are doing all they can to prevent any public anger from fomenting into a so-called 'mass incident'. | The police say they are doing all they can to prevent any public anger from fomenting into a so-called 'mass incident'. |
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