11 detained after woman, 60, died in forced demolition of her home

Eleven people have been detained after a 60-year-old woman died during a forced demolition of her home in central China last month, mainland media reports.

Four people who directly took part in the demolition were detained for suspected negligent homicide, the Legal Evening News reported. Seven sub-district and village-level cadres and civil servants were detained for suspected abuse of power and dereliction of duty.

The South China Morning Post reported last week that a body of a 60-year-old woman had been found in the wreckage of her home after it was knocked down by a demolition crew in Changsha, Hunan province.

The family of the woman, Gong Xuehui, was told she had been taken away on a bus before the demolition of her home in a shanty town took place three weeks ago, the Beijing News reported.

After the family members could not contact her, they alleged the demolition company prevented them from searching the site, according to the article.