A Shanghai man, 48-year old Duan Huiming, died from severe injuries received after he and other petitioners from Shanghai were intercepted by authorities. Duan Huiming died on January 2, 2006 at Shanghai Ruijing Hospital.
When his house was illegally demolished by Chinese authorities to make room for a new construction project, Duan Huiming went to Shanghai to petition.
On December 3, 2006, Duan Huiming and a dozen other Shanghai petitioners were dragged into a vehicle to be taken back to Shanghai by officials responsible for intercepting petitioners in front of Nong Ji Guest House at Qian Men in Beijing. In the vehicle, officials pushed and hit Duan Chunfang because of the seating arrangement; Duan Huiming was pushed off the vehicle when he tried to protect his younger sister.
Shanghai petitioner Wang Liqing said, “There were 12 officials beating up just one person (Huiming). They bashed him and kicked him with their shoes. He was beaten so badly that he was bleeding in the brain and from other organs.”
