Two members of a church demolition team in China’s central Henan province buried alive Li Jiangong, a house church leader and his wife Ding Cuimei. On Thursday, April 14th a government-backed company dispatched personnel to bulldoze Beitou Church in Zhumadian, Henan province, after a local developer wished to take control of the church’s valuable property. The couple and stepped in front of the machinery trying to prevent the destruction of their church.
Referring to the couple, a demolition team member was reported by China Aid as saying, “Bury them alive for me,“I will be responsible for their lives” Subsequently, a bulldozer pushed the couple into a pit and covered their bodies with soil. The Li was able to dig his way free, but sadly his wife suffocated by the time she was freed.
Li himself reported that police took an uncommonly long time to arrive at the scene after a report of the murder was filed.
On April 17, a China Aid reporter conducted a phone interview with an officer from the local police station, who stated that two of the demolition team are currently being detained while a criminal investigation team reviews their case. The officer did not reveal the criminal charges against the workers.
Please pray the our brothers and sisters in China.
VOICE OF THE PERSECUTED 