The woman was identified only by her surname Feng from court documents, she was from China’s eastern Shandong province. He died As of January 31, 2019, according to Xinhua.
The Yucheng People’s Court in Shandong heard that the woman’s husband and in-laws abused her, denied her food, and left her outside in the cold winter temperatures as punishment.
In January, he was found guilty of abuse, while the charge was imposed when the accused offenders were family members. He faces a maximum of seven years in prison.
Feng’s husband and his parents later sentenced him to between two and three years in prison. According to the verdict published by the state newspaper People’s Daily, “the court decided to impose a higher sentence because” each defendant was able to truthfully confess the facts related to the crime, and show remorse, “according to the verdict published by the state newspaper People’s Daily.
These sentences encouraged a nationwide outcry and discussion about the wider social problems surrounding women and violence. A complaint was ordered in April but failed to quell public criticism.
On Weibo, a popular Chinese social media platform similar to Twitter, the hashtag page of the story was viewed 290 million times, with many people leaving comments expressing their dislike and disbelief.
“Selling toy guns and writing small pornographic books is punishable by 10 years. Is life so useless?” Wrote on user on Weibo.
On Tuesday, in the face of growing public outrage, the Yucheng People’s Court ordered the April statement to be retired.
The trial was not ordered because of the alleged miscarriage of justice – instead, it was sent back due to technicalities.
“The first instance court did not hold an open hearing and the appellant, who violated legal proceedings, failed to protect Yang’s legal rights,” the court statement said.
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