2023-11-29 11:19:34
Parent’s alleged to have sold daughter’s body for ghost marriage in China
In a shocking and disturbing case out of China, it is alleged that the parents of a 16-year-old girl who committed suicide sold her body for a ghost marriage. The South China Morning Post reports that a man named Sun has come forward with the allegation, claiming that his daughter’s body was sold by her adoptive parents for a sum of Rs 7.75 lakh.
According to Sun, his daughter, Xiaodan, committed suicide in December after suffering from physical and mental abuse at the hands of her adoptive family. He also alleges that even after her death, they did not leave her alone, but instead sold her body for a ghost marriage. Ghost marriages, which have a long history in certain villages in China, are performed in order to ensure that a person who dies unmarried will be blessed in the afterlife.
Sun has filed a police complaint against his daughter’s adoptive parents, but authorities are stating that there is no legal reason to punish those involved in ghost marriages. According to Yao Jianlong, director of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences Institute of Law, ghost marriages are not a crime under Chinese law, and previous cases have only resulted in punishment for violating other laws, such as mutilation of corpses and theft.
This shocking case has brought to light the practice of ghost marriages in certain parts of China and has sparked a debate about the legal and ethical implications of such practices. The allegations made by Sun have shed light on the tragic circumstances surrounding his daughter’s death and have sparked calls for justice and accountability from the authorities.
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