Cook's family to get compensation
By Cai Ke in Shishou and Cui Jia in Beijing | China Daily | Updated: 2009-06-23 07:49
Riot policemen patrol in Shishou, Hubei province, yesterday, a day after a riot triggered by the mysterious death of a chef is quenched. (Inset) A woman offers two policemen watermelons. Yang Shizhong |
The family of the cook whose mysterious death caused the riot in Shishou, Hubei province, was offered 300,000 yuan ($44,000) after the initial negotiation with the local authority, according to a family member.
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