Wu Jingxia 01.19.2002
WU Jingxia was arrested on January 6, 2002 while she was distributing flyers with information about Falun Gong. She was sent to a brainwashing class on January 18 and tortured to death around 5:00 p.m. on January 19. Notice of her death was not sent to her family until January 20.
According to a witness, many police officers monitored the family members and relatives who came to show their last respects. Ms. WU Jingxia's family members and relatives witnessed the cuts and bruises that were visible all over her body and also noticed the four or five deep depressions on her chest caused by electric batons. Her lower back and thighs were beaten so severely that they had dark bruises. The beatings had fractured one of her thighbones, and her face was covered with blood, which made her body difficult to recognize.
After her death, members from the Fenghuang Street Administrative Office and the Fangzi District Police Department set illegal surveillance systems in place to monitor her mother, her husband, and all of her other relatives. They were under 24-hour house arrest. At the same time, the authorities did not allow relatives and friends to visit the family. Nearby villages were also under control to block the news from getting out. The perpetrators were extremely afraid of their crime being exposed.
Ms. WU left behind a 15-month-old baby.
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