According to the post, a woman identified by the pseudonym Liu Yun was killed by her former boyfriend, identified by the pseudonym Wang Fu, in Guan County, Shandong, in 2020. After Wang was executed in January 2024, Liu’s mother, identified by the pseudonym Li Xiu’e, was told at the funeral home that a death certificate issued by the police was required to collect the remains. Police reportedly said the court’s final judgment was sufficient and therefore did not issue one. The family has reportedly been unable to bury Liu because of mortuary fees of about 380,000 yuan and incomplete paperwork. The information could not be independently verified.
On April 2, a police officer from the petition office of the Lixia branch of the Jinan Public Security Bureau told a Dahe Daily reporter that police had provided humanitarian assistance to the family and applied to civil affairs authorities for a reduction in the mortuary fees. The amount was reduced from 380,000 yuan to 120,000 yuan, the officer said, adding that the fee issue was outside the police’s jurisdiction.