WOMAN MUST PAY AFTER PULLING OUT OF SUICIDE BID
Leng Mincui, a farmer in Yunyang county, Henan province, promised Liu Minglan that she would commit suicide with her, but then survived the attempt. To punish her for her misdeed, a court recently ordered her to pay a 64,131 yuan (about $9,200) penalty.
Leng agreed that they should die together after having a fight, so they went to a local river and dove in together.
However, Leng climbed ashore while Liu drowned.
Liu's family filed a lawsuit against Leng and asked for compensation.
The Yunyang county people's court ruled in favor of the plaintiff, saying Leng had committed murder of intention.
--China Sanxia News, April 4, 2008
