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Lychee Orchard 'Plastic Wrap' Mummy's Identity Revealed: Police Seek Justice

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Police arrested three male suspects in connection with a body found wrapped in plastic wrap in a lychee orchard in Changhua County.
  • The victim, a 47-year-old woman, was identified as a drug user who allegedly died of an overdose in early 2023.
  • Suspects claim they wrapped the body and disposed of it after she died of an overdose, but police are investigating further, including the possibility of foul play.

Authorities in Changhua County have arrested three men in connection with a disturbing case of a body found abandoned in a lychee orchard, wrapped in plastic wrap. The victim has been identified as a 47-year-old woman, reportedly a drug user. According to the suspects' statements, the woman died of a drug overdose in early 2023. They claim to have initially wrapped her body in a quilt and left it in a brick house before fleeing.

Later, after one of the suspects was released from prison, he discovered the body. The three men then allegedly re-wrapped the corpse in plastic wrap and dumped it in the lychee orchard, attempting to conceal it with a board. However, recent heavy rains shifted the board, exposing the body and leading to its discovery.

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the woman's death, including whether she died solely from an overdose or if there was any foul play involved. The suspects, all surnamed Lin and ranging in age from their 40s to 60s, are cooperating with the investigation. The discovery has led police to call for justice for the victim, allowing her to be found and the perpetrators to be brought to light.

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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.