Chinese man who claimed he was abducted by Cambodian crime gang and used as a ‘blood slave’ fabricated his story, say police
- Chinese man caught international headlines last month with shocking claims he was held and used as a ‘blood slave’
- Cambodian police now allege the story was a hoax and will take action against the man and three accomplices
Cambodian police informed the Chinese embassy on Monday that their investigation revealed the blood slave case was fabricated, according to a statement from the embassy.
In mid-February a Chinese man’s claim that he had been imprisoned and had his blood excessively drained and sold by a gang in the Cambodian city of Sihanoukville made international headlines.
Cambodian police said the man, identified as Li Yayuanlun, had been smuggled into Cambodia. Suffering from serious liver disease, he contacted a non-governmental organisation (NGO) in the city to seek help.
Police allege three people from the NGO helped Li fabricate and spread the “blood slave” story; that he had been imprisoned, abused and had large amounts of blood taken to be sold online by a local criminal gang.
Police said the group had deceived the public and authorities. The case will be handled by the Cambodian judicial authority, according to the Chinese embassy.
The identities and motives of Li’s three accomplices have not been revealed.
