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Wife accused in swordplay death of husband

 
 
Reyn
 
Reply Tue 20 Jun, 2006 09:02 am
Oops! Obviously, this was not a woman to mess with! Seems a bit headstrong or unstable.

Wife accused in swordplay death of husband

BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese woman has been charged with accidentally killing her husband with a sword after he refused to make her dinner, the Shanghai Daily said on Tuesday.

Police said Tang Xiaowan, 25, who has been practising swordsmanship since she was young, had often forced her husband of three years at swordpoint to carry out her demands.

On March 3, her husband, Li Weidong, refused to cook dinner because he was late for work.

Police said Tang picked up her sword and put it on Li's chest and promptly slipped, stabbing Li by mistake.

Li died in hospital from loss of blood.

Tang was arrested on Monday and charged with manslaughter.
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tin sword arthur
 
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Reply Tue 20 Jun, 2006 09:16 am
She's been practicing swordsmanship since she was young, and the sword slipped? Sound like she needs more practice.
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Reyn
 
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Reply Tue 20 Jun, 2006 09:18 am
Yeah, I noticed that later.

She must have been tough to live with.

I wonder what attracted him to her? Rolling Eyes
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tin sword arthur
 
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Reply Tue 20 Jun, 2006 09:20 am
She probably forced him to marry her at swordpoint.
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Reyn
 
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Reply Tue 20 Jun, 2006 09:21 am
Laughing Laughing Laughing
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nimh
 
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Reply Wed 21 Jun, 2006 04:42 pm
The Shanghai Daily has more details..

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Wife charged with fatal stabbing
Xu Fang
2006-06-20

A WOMAN described by police as "high-maintenance" was arrested yesterday for allegedly killing her husband with a sword after he refused to cook for her. [..]

"It is really rare that a family tragedy is caused by a high-maintenance wife," said Lu Qinjian, a prosecutor with the Minhang District Prosecutors' Office.

[..] on March 3, police said Li refused a demand from Tang to cook dinner because he was late for work.

Police said Tang picked up her sword and said to Li: "I'm hungry and how can you have the heart to leave?"

Police said Li again refused, and Tang placed the sword against her husband's chest. [..]

Police said that Li, who was described as honest and simple, had become accustomed to Tang's outbursts and would do anything as he was told, especially when his wife waved her sword in front of him.

No kidding...

A Shanghaiist user commented:

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"It is really rare that a family tragedy is caused by a high-maintenance wife," said a Minhang District prosecutor. Um, high maintenance? Is that how bad it is in Shanghai now? Women wielding swords are just "high maintenance"?

Laughing
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