Couple sells child for afterworld marriage
Tue, Aug 23, 2011 | The Star/Asia News Network
A couple in China sold their foster daughter, who suffered from a serious illness, to a family who wanted to conduct an afterworld marriage for their dead son, China Press reported.

According to iqilu.com, there were rumours that the foster parents did not send the sick girl for medical treatment and planned to kill her if she did not die in the next three or four days.

A check conducted by the website's reporter revealed that the girl was staying with her uncle in a village.

The uncle denied the rumours and said the girl was currently receiving treatment in a hospital.

However, the reporter failed to locate the girl in the hospital. According to a worker at the hospital, the girl was discharged a few days ago.

The worker told the reporter that the girl had been "booked" by a family and once she died, the family would claim her body and conduct an afterworld marriage.

According to the villagers, the afterworld marriage practice was very popular in the area as they believed that the spirit of those who died before marriage would roam around and cause trouble to the family.

So, the family of the deceased would try to find them a partner and bury them together.

As China has more men than women, the afterworld, too, is said to have more men.

Once a single woman dies, a matchmaker would propose a marriage to the deceased's family.d roam around and cause trouble to the family.

So, the family of the deceased would try to find them a partner and bury them together.

As China has more men than women, the afterworld, too, is said to have more men.

Once a single woman dies, a matchmaker would propose a marriage to the deceased's family.
that the spirit of those who died before marriage would roam around and cause trouble to the family.

So, the family of the deceased would try to find them a partner and bury them together.

As China has more men than women, the afterworld, too, is said to have more men.

Once a single woman dies, a matchmaker would propose a marriage to the deceased's family.d roam around and cause trouble to the family.

So, the family of the deceased would try to find them a partner and bury them together.

As China has more men than women, the afterworld, too, is said to have more men.

Once a single woman dies, a matchmaker would propose a marriage to the deceased's family.