Chinese mother covered up that hero died saving her two children from drowning
Woman left his body in the water and fled the scene with her children as she was worried the young man’s family would sue her after hearing of his death
A woman from northern China has admitted she did not report to police that a young man died saving her two children from drowning, according to a newspaper report.
The woman was afraid that the family of the man would sue her for damages, the Henan Business Daily reported.
The parents of the two children took them away from the lake in Qingfeng county in Henan province with the body of 24-year-old Meng Ruipeng still in the water.
He had saved the two youngsters aged four and seven.
His girlfriend said she was contacted by the police to come to the lake about 50 metres from Meng’s home after the accident on Thursday.
The mother told one of the children to say they fell into the water accidentally at the same time as Meng, according to the report.