‘Her photos are very important to me’: video of Chinese man’s breakdown after losing phone pictures of dead wife moves many online
- A man who lost his phone that was filled with 200-plus pictures of his deceased wife said looking at the photographs has become an important daily ritual
- Later there was a happy outcome when police helped him track down the device which he had left in a shopping bag while opening a door
A video of a man in China becoming distressed while seeking help from police after losing a phone with photos of his dead wife has touched a nerve on mainland social media.
The 65-year-old man, surnamed Wang, from Zhejiang province in eastern China, broke down in tears after losing the phone with more than 200 photos of his deceased wife, the People’s Daily reported.
A viral video on social media showed Wang walking into a local police station seeking help from two officers on duty.
Despite a review of surveillance camera footage of locations he may have left the phone, the police were unable to find the missing phone. A distraught Wang is then seen leaning against a wall in tears.
“There are photos of my dead wife on the phone, now I don’t know what to do?” Wang said in the video.