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on october 6, it was reported on the internet that the anti-theft net on the street in xinhua county, loudi, hunan province fell off and hit an elderly man, killing him. on october 7, a reporter from the chinese business daily dafeng news confirmed from the local police that the 70-year-old man committed suicide due to illness and was not killed by a falling security net.

>>>live video

residents facing the street set up a cordon downstairs

on october 7, a reporter told the chinese business daily dafeng news reporter that the incident occurred in front of a 7-story residential building facing the street on fumin road, xinhua county, loudi city.

"police officers cordoned off the scene, and some netizens posted a video saying they were hit by anti-theft nets. for the actual casualties, you need to ask the local police and street offices. we haven't seen any official notification from the local authorities yet."

video from the scene showed that the police had set up a cordon and there were police cars parked nearby. many onlookers looked up and talked upstairs.

a reporter from the chinese business daily dafeng news contacted many nearby businesses. they all said they were not at the scene when the incident occurred and they did not know the specific situation.

>>>response from the street office

it's not that the anti-theft net fell off. the police station will handle it.

on october 7, a reporter from the dafeng news of the chinese business daily contacted the shangdu sub-district office of xinhua county. the staff on duty said: "the sub-district office has learned about it. the police station in the area under its jurisdiction has dealt with it yesterday. let me ask you about the colleagues who were on duty yesterday."

subsequently, a staff member from the sub-district office responded to the reporter and said that the local police had intervened and that it was not caused by the anti-theft net facing the street. "it was not the anti-theft net that fell off. the old man was in his 60s or 70s. it was the police from the local police station who came to the scene to deal with it."

regarding the reason why the old man fell from the building, the staff member said: "there is a small window in the house that is not equipped with (anti-theft net), and the person came down from there. please ask the police station for specific details."

>>>police investigation

a 70-year-old man committed suicide due to illness and it was a personal act

on the afternoon of the 7th, a reporter from the dafeng news of the chinese business daily contacted the meiyuan police station of the xinhua county public security bureau. the police on duty said that they needed to contact the police who were on duty yesterday.

the person in charge of the police station told reporters that the deceased who fell to death was a woman in her 70s. the facts that the police have learned are different from the statements circulated on the internet. "there is no such thing as a security net falling down and hitting someone. it is not a case of a window falling off and hitting someone." it was a personal act and she committed suicide due to illness. she had had relevant examinations before.”

the person in charge of the police station said: "this is just a simple request for help. the family members have no objections and are handling the funeral arrangements of the old man."

chinese business daily dafeng news reporter li hua editor dong lin