Grave robbers who dug up female CORPSES in China to sell as ‘ghost brides’ are jailed – but where are the women they stole?
Worldwide, Daily news | ankakh | March 5, 2013 18:44
Four men have been jailed for digging up female corpses in China and selling them as brides in ‘ghost marriages’.
The grave robbers snatched the bodies of ten women and sold them in the traditional practice where dead women are united with bachelors to stop them wandering the afterlife alone.
It is not clear whether the bodies of the women were recovered.
Local news reports said the gang were sentenced to between 28 and 32 months in prison.
China’s Communists attempted to stamp out some traditions such as ‘ghost marriages’ after taking control in 1949.
Although rare, the practice has regained popularity in recent years in some parts of China.
The practice is normally agreed between two families, but this group ‘stole female corpses and after cleaning them, fabricated medical files for the deceased and sold them for a high price’, according to The National.
The gang made a total £25,000 (240,000 Yuan) from the sales, according to the reports.
Last year, another gang of grave robbers were caught trying to sell a dead woman days after her family had already tried to use her as a ghost bride.
The ancient tradition of ghost marriages is performed for many reasons including uniting a couple who were previously engaged before one member died or to ensure a family line in continued.
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