A bridegroom in southern China suffered multiple injuries after being hit by a car while crossing a highway to escape mistreatement from his friends as part of one of China’s notorious wedding hazing rituals. Photo: Sohu
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Chinese wedding rite turns ugly as escaping bridegroom hit by car

  • Friends strip and beat bridegroom Ai Guangtao, 24, in a wedding hazing ritual until he runs onto a highway to escape
  • Ai was struck by a vehicle. He was later diagnosed with a skull fracture and bleeding inside the brain
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Mandy Zuo
Mandy Zuo in Shanghai

Updated: 8:25pm, 29 Nov, 2018

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A bridegroom in southern China suffered multiple injuries after being hit by a car while crossing a highway to escape mistreatement from his friends as part of one of China’s notorious wedding hazing rituals. Photo: Sohu
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Mandy Zuo

Mandy Zuo

Mandy Zuo joined the Post in 2010 and reports on China. She has covered a wide range of subjects including policy, rural issues, culture and society. She worked in Beijing before relocating to Shanghai in 2014.