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China: Man arrested for fabricating rooftop child grave hoax

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A man in Chengdu, China, has been arrested for fabricating a child's grave on a rooftop. The homeowner discovered what appeared to be a grave above her flat and was told by a neighbor that it contained the remains of a young boy. Investigations revealed the bone fragments were from livestock or poultry, and the teeth were from fish, debunking the hoax. AI

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China: Man arrested for fabricating rooftop child grave hoax

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Zoey Zhang ·

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

    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 Obse…

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