Chinese woman gets trapped inside elevator for a month, starves to death

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The prospect of riding an elevator, let alone being stuck in one, is enough to make the claustrophobic among us squirm. But in China, a woman appears to have met the worst imaginable fate for those who fear confined spaces, apparently starving to death during a month stranded on an elevator by allegedly negligent workers.

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Power to the elevator was cut Jan. 30, when a problem with it was reported. Workers, however, did not return until March 1, when they found the corpse. The Gaoling district government has now detained the maintenance crew; police said their gross negligence resulted in involuntary manslaughter. The AP reported that the workers cut the power without checking whether anyone was inside, but the L.A. Times noted that workers had “shouted” to see whether anyone was inside without looking themselves.

“The paramedics told us that when they found the body, her hand had already begun to deform,” another resident toldShanghaiist of the woman, who reportedly lived alone. “There were markings all over the inside of the elevator; it’s just too horrible.”

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