Compiled by RAHIMY RAHIM, BEH YUEN HUI and R. ARAVINTHAN
A MARRIAGE in the town of Foshan, located in China’s Guangdong province, has garnered widespread attention as an 86-year-old man wed the girlfriend of his deceased son.
What was supposed to be a joyful occasion also led to a family dispute between the groom, known as Biao, and his daughter Qin, who accused the 53-year-old bride of eyeing her father’s house.
The marriage took place some two months after the death of Biao’s son, according to Dawan News.
Biao, a widower, had been living with his son until the latter brought his girlfriend, surnamed Wang, back home to live with them last year.
In February, Biao’s son died of liver disease. Shortly after, his daughter showed up to chase Wang out of the house and proposed that he go to a nursing home.
Biao rejected the idea.
Qin expressed a strong dislike towards Wang.
“When she first came here, she introduced herself as Wang Ran, but after their marriage, I found out that wasn’t her real name.
“A woman who won’t reveal her real name – what can her intentions be for getting close to my brother and father?” she said.
Wang said her relationship with Biao had developed over time, and the decision to marry him was to prevent him from being sent to a nursing home.
“I thought that if we were married, I could be his guardian and prevent him from being sent away,” she said.
(The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.)
