(Clearwisdom.net) Ms. Zhang Zhongrong from Group 2, Qishu Village, Yangjia Town, Jingyang District, Deyang City, Sichuan Province was tortured to death around 6 p.m. on August 26, 2002 at the age of 33, by officials from Yangjia Town government.

Zhang Zhongrong's husband Zeng Daobing had a mental collapse after he learned his wife was tortured to death. Their son Zeng Jiuling was born in 1990. He is now left uncared for and is currently in the ninth grade.

The torture death of practitioner Zhang Zhongrong took place as follows:

In August 2002, police from Yangjia Police Station held a large brainwashing class and arrested many Dafa practitioners in Yangjia Town. On Friday August 23, Xiang Huaming, head of Yangjia Police Station arrested five Dafa practitioners: Liu Chuanfeng, Zhu Taiju, Zhao Yuanju and others. The police handcuffed the practitioners and left them outside for three nights to expose them to the mosquitoes. On the morning of August 24, practitioners in Jingfu Town were arrested by police officer Deng from Yangjia Police Station and taken to Yangjia Town government, where they were handcuffed and forced to sleep in the street for two nights. On August 25, the Yangjia Town CCP Committee and police station decided to seize all Dafa practitioners in the town and send them to a brainwashing class.

Shortly after 1 p.m. on August 26, Zhang Zhongrong and her husband were harvesting crops when police officers from Yangjia Town Police Station arrived and took her away, despite the couple's pleas. Her husband, Zeng Daobing, was extremely frightened and went into hiding.

Zhang Zhongrong was taken to the government facility, but she was worried about her husband and child. She told the Party secretary, mayor and the police chief about her difficult family situation and asked that they give her a few more days to take care of her affairs at home. The officials said, "You have to pay 2,000 yuan and attend the 10-day class before you can go home and harvest the crops."

She was frustrated and cried. They tried to force her to stomp and spit on Teacher's picture and curse Teacher and Dafa. Zhang Zhongrong said, "Teacher saved my life. How can I insult Him?" She firmly refused to obey their orders.

After 6 p.m. on August 26, practitioner Zhu Taiju saw Zhang Zhongrong lying lifeless in the hallway outside the conference room in the government building. More than 30 other practitioners who were also being held learned about her death but were prevented from going to the death scene by the police.

After Zhang Zhongrong's death, the police in Yangjia Town sent for Hong Qi, head of the Jingyang District 610 Office, people from the city police department, 20 police chiefs from 20 nearby towns and townships, and more than 30 police cars gathered there to disturb the villagers' peace. Zhang Zhongrong's husband is still missing.

The perpetrators themselves conducted an autopsy and cremated Zhang Zhongrong's body. They gave Zhang Zhongrong's family 12,000 yuan for compensation and a funeral ceremony to settle the case. It was said that Zhang Zhongrong's husband has suffered a mental collapse. Their crops are left unattended and their family is in a very difficult situation. Their son is living alone and he is having a hard time.