Tian Xiangcui 07.22.2000

TIAN Xiangcui, female, 61, Qujiagou, Fengyi Town, Longkou City, Shandong Province

TIAN Xiangcui was a Falun Gong practitioner and was detained at the Fengyi town government facility on July 12 or 13, 2000, for going to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong. Lead by Cao Chengxu, the staff at the Fengyi town government persecuted 17 Falun Gong practitioners, including TIAN Xiangcui. The practitioners were forced to stand still for the whole day under the burning sun, facing east in the morning and west in the afternoon. Oftentimes, four or five people surrounded and beat one practitioner.

Because TIAN Xiangcui had a Falun Dafa banner in her bag, she was beaten the most. The staff beat her at noon when it was the hottest time during the summer months. They not only beat her with their hands and kicked her, but also used an electric baton on her. Due to the heat in the summer and the severe beating, TIAN was not able to eat anything and coughed badly while she was detained in the town government. Her phlegm also smelled bad.

On July 17, TIAN and other practitioners were jailed in the Zhangjia Gou detention center. TIAN slipped into a coma.

Three days later, on July 20, TIAN's family members were told to take her home so they could shift the burden of her death. TIAN remained in a coma after returning home. On July 22, TIAN was sent to the hospital.

She never regained consciousness and passed away.