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Melon farmer dies from blow to head

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2013-08-01 20:21

An autopsy has found that the death of a melon farmer in Hunan province who died in a conflict with urban management officers, or chengguan, was due to external force, Xinhuanet.com reported on Aug 1.

The external force broke a vessel in the farmer's brain, Hunan police said in a statement.

Deng Zhengjia, 56, died after a conflict with the officers in Linwu county. Deng's family and witnesses claimed that officers hit him in the head with a weight.

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