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China Daily | Updated: 2011-09-09 07:54
Hospital doctor stood by as patient killed herself
Police are investigating allegations that a doctor failed to help a woman he saw commit suicide.
Su Xiuyun, 66, who had suffered from a mental illness for 30 years, was sent to a hospital in Shenyang, capital of Liaoning province, on Aug 29. She was discovered hanging from a doorframe on the morning of Aug 31.
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