A Hubei man jailed for killing his wife is eagerly waiting for the courts to reopen his murder trial now that the woman has turned up alive, his brother says.
She Xianglin , 39, was sentenced to death in 1994 and 1995, but the sentence was commuted to 15 years' jail in 1998 for 'intentional murder'. His wife, Zhang Zaiyu , reappeared last month in Shandong , alive and remarried. She is reportedly suffering from a mental illness.
Speaking from his home town yesterday, She Suolin said his brother was in frail health and had been receiving medical treatment at a local hospital since his release on bail last Friday.
'His health is much worse than before going to jail,' She Suolin said.
The family is waiting for results of tests on She Xianglin's failing eyesight and numbness in his legs.
Ms Zhang disappeared after a domestic dispute in 1994 and She Xianglin was detained on suspicion of killing her when a woman's body was found in a local reservoir.