Chinese rally behind waitress arrested in fatal stabbing of local official

[Coventina]

Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune

BEIJING - A 21-year-old karaoke bar waitress in central China has earned broad public sympathy and support after she was arrested in the fatal stabbing of a communist official who allegedly cornered her in a hotel spa and demanded sex.

Fans are portraying Deng Yujiao as a folk hero who lashed out against injustice and have posted songs and poems online praising her.

A pair of lawyers has volunteered to represent her and coverage of her case in the entirely state-controlled media has been unusually sympathetic.

The outpouring of support even prompted the local government in the central city of Badong to take the extraordinary step of posting a statement online Friday promising her fair treatment.



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