Paralyzed prisoner dies in jail

A partially paralyzed prisoner in Meihe jail of Northeast China's Jilin province has become the latest known victim of deadly inmate violence.

Liu Xingbin, a paralyzed prisoner of Meihe jail in Tonghua, was tortured to death by four other prisoners on April 21, said Liu Rui, his 19-year-old daughter.

"The case is under investigation by the local procuratorate and the four inmates are expected to be put on trial by the end of this month," she told China Daily in a telephone interview yesterday.