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Man Found Dead in Police Custody: The Police's Version of What Happened

682 views · Published 11 May 2016 · 2:07 · Indexed 6 November 2026

Channel: People's Daily, China 人民日报 · 2016 · News & Politics

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According to reports, Lei Yang allegedly walked out of the foot massage place in suburban Beijing’s Changping area at 9:14 pm on Saturday. He was then apprehended by plainclothes in the name of soliciting prostitution. The police claimed that Lei launched a fight twice to try to get away. At 10:05pm, Lei was rushed to hospital. At 10:55pm, Lei was pronounced dead.
Beijing police issued a statement on Wednesday responding to the death of a 29-year-old man, who died around an hour after he was detained on suspicion of soliciting prostitution.
According to the statement, police officers in plain clothes apprehended Lei Yang as he was exiting a foot massage parlor they were about to raid at 9:14 pm on Saturday. Lei refused to cooperate with the investigation, resisted arrest, bit the police officers and knocked off their video cameras.
He was put in a police car, but on the way to the police station he attempted to exit the vehicle, moved from the back seat to the passenger seat and kicked the driver, according to the statement.
Lei was later handcuffed by the police officers.
Police said Lei looked unwell during the journey, so they took him to hospital at 10:05 pm. He was pronounced dead at 10:55 pm after efforts were made to resuscitate him.

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