(Minghui.org) Editor’s note: This is part of a series of death cases newly translated by the English site of Minghui.org. These cases have long been published on the Chinese site of Minghui.org but have not been translated until now.

Name: Yang DeyingChinese Name: 杨德英Gender: FemaleAge: 79City: SanheProvince: HebeiOccupation:Date of Death: 7/22/2003Date of Most Recent Arrest:Most Recent Place of Detention:

After the Chinese Communist Party began to persecute Falun Gong in 1999, Ms. Yang Deying, her son, and her daughter-in-law were all targeted for upholding their shared faith.

Ms. Yang Deying

Ms. Yang suffered extremely high blood pressure after witnessing her son and daughter-in-law’s repeated arrests in the spring of 2000. As soon as her son, Mr. Xin Baodong, took her to the hospital, the police arrested him and his wife, Ms. Gao Shuying. Ms. Yang was devastated and became incapacitated.

Mr. Xin was given one year of forced labor in November 2000. He was brutally tortured while in custody.

Ms. Gao was arrested again in late 2000. She held a hunger strike for a week and was released. Only a few days later, the police broke into her home around 4 a.m. and dragged her out of her bed. Her daughter, who was still in elementary school, was also taken to the township government and forced to stand barefoot on concrete floor facing the wall.

When Mr. Xin was released in 2001, Ms. Gao was on the run after escaping a brainwashing center. While she was away, their two children had to take care of themselves as well as Ms. Yang.

In March 2002, only a few months after Mr. Xin’s release, he was arrested again and put on criminal detention. The inmates beat him so badly that they broke eight of his ribs.

The police made another attempt to arrest the couple on February 15, 2003. After they escaped, the police put them on a wanted list, forcing them into displacement.

Dealt a hard blow by the couple’s latest persecution, Ms. Yang died on July 22, 2003. She was 79. The police closely monitored her funeral and waited to arrest Mr. Xin and Ms. Gao if they came back for the funeral.