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Chinese man arrested after fabricating rooftop child grave hoax above residential flat

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All 1 reports on Mon, 12 October 2026

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LiPoliceSichuan ObservationChengduSichuan province

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How it spread - 1 original report

  1. Mon, 12 October 2026

    1 report
    • South China Morning Post10:00first to report

      Police in southwestern China have debunked a terrifying rumour after an alarmed homeowner was told by a neighbour that bones found on her rooftop belonged to a buried young boy. On October 5, a woman surnamed Li from Chengdu, Sichuan province, told local media outlet Sichuan Observation that she had found what appeared to be a grave on the rooftop above her flat. Li bought the second-hand flat on the seventh floor in 2017 and had rented it out ever since. A neighbour recently told her that...

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