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Chinese crematorium worker live-streams dozens of videos of bodies being cremated

Live-streaming platform, Kuaishou, has shut down the employee’s Chengdu Funeral Services account and videos are no longer available

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Images from some of the live-streaming videos posted by a Chengdu crematorium worker. Photo: SCMP Pictures
Viola Zhou

A Chinese man who works at a crematorium had his live-streaming account shut down after he posted live videos showing dead bodies being cremated, mainland media reported.

The Chengdu resident, in Sichuan province had filmed dozens of videos featuring close-up images of dead bodies being dressed up and cremated on the popular platform, Kuaishou, the local news portal Newssc.org reported.

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Social media users had discovered the man, who is about 20 years old, was an employee at the local crematorium, the report said.

The man had also added text comments to the videos he uploaded.

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“Come quickly to warm yourself at the fire,” he commented on one video showing flames inside the cremation chamber.

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