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Updated October 24th, 2019 at 12:27 IST

Chinese man marries corpse of fiancée to fulfill her dying wish

Chinese man marries corpse of fiancée to fulfill her dying wish. Xu Shinan married Yang Liu at her funeral in Liaodong. She died due to breast cancer.

Reported by: Tanima Ray
China
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In an incident similar to the animated movie, Corpse Bride, a man from the north-eastern Chinese peninsula of Liaodong has reportedly married his fiancee's corpse at her funeral to keep a promise he made to her while she was dying. Xu Shinan's partner, Yang Liu was suffering from breast cancer and had reportedly slipped into a coma on October 6 and passed away shortly on October 14. At the 34-year-old's funeral parlor, her fiance married her while a montage of their 12-year relationship played on a screen. Reportedly, Yang Liu fought cancer for five and a half years.

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Speaking of the final days, the 35-year-old man said she lost her ability to recognise people and that the two did not get a chance to say farewell. 

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Liu was a star patient: Doctors

As per reports, the couple initially met while at university in 2007 and planned to get married by 2013. But these plans were put on hold when Yang Liu started to feel pain in her breast and was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 28. Liu received chemotherapy and radiotherapy and shared her experiences on Chinese social media Weibo, where she offered support to others going through a similar situation. Though a Chinese TV Channel wished to reach out to the "star patient" which is what her doctors called her, she refused to appear on TV while she was ill. 

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Shinan's love for Liu

It was reproted that everything was going fine for a period of time between the couple and they were once again planning their marriage when they were hit with the unfortunate news that Liu's cancer resurfaced and is spreading to the other parts as well. The heartbroken lover reportedly stayed by his deceased girlfriend's side 24 hours a day for a whole week before she died. The two wore a wedding suit and gown on the day of her funeral, which was also their wedding.

Speaking at her final service, Shinan said that all he could do was fulfil her last wish and letting her wear the wedding gown fulfils his own wish.

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Published October 24th, 2019 at 11:53 IST

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