"The 20-year-old boy who could not be buried" case: Funeral home reduced or exempted 100,000 yuan for corpse storage fees

　　On November 2nd, Chengdu Commercial Daily-Red Star News reported that "a 20-year-old college boy who could not be buried: his mother asked for a'death certificate' for 16 years, and the corpse storage fee was nearly 200,000 yuan", which caused widespread concern.

After the report was released, some kindhearted people sympathized with the deceased's mother Hu Yueqin and donated 200,000 yuan to her to take her son's body and bury her in the funeral home.

　　On November 15, Hu Yueqin told reporters that a farewell ceremony had been held for her son and the body cremated.

In addition, the funeral home in Baoshan District, Shanghai, taking into account her difficulties, reduced or exempted the corpse preservation fee of 100,000 yuan, and she only had to pay more than 98,600 yuan.

Hu Yueqin said that for the 200,000 yuan of help given to her by kind people, she will return the full amount so that the money can be used to help people in need.

"Because I have no descendants, I have some pensions over the years, and I can barely survive."

　　Hu Yueqin did not deny the arrears of medical expenses.

She told reporters that in March 2005, the relevant departments had suspended the implementation of the payment of the medical expenses owed, and there was no suspension time in the decision, so she can be regarded as an "indefinite suspension".

If in the future she receives a notice from the court to restart enforcement, or the relevant department changes the decision to suspend enforcement, she will pay according to the regulations.

　　According to Chengdu Business Daily-Red Star News previously reported that Hu Yueqin, 68, is a retired employee of the printing plant of Tongji University.

On April 3, 2003, she accompanied her son Li Qile, who was in college, to the Xinhua Hospital for medical treatment. The son was diagnosed with acute severe pancreatitis that day, and his condition deteriorated. After several operations, he died 53 days later. He was only 20 years old.

At that time, she spent more than 400,000 yuan to treat her son, but she still owed Xinhua Hospital 124,000 yuan in medical expenses.

Hu Yueqin said that the hospital has never issued a "death certificate" for her son because of the medical expenses owed. She has written to the dean many times and even promised to repay the arrears as soon as possible, but to no avail.

　　Later, her anger at the hospital turned into suspicion, and she began writing letters everywhere to report "Medical Murders in Xinhua Hospital."

However, the hospital denied the medical accident and took Hu Yueqin and his wife to court in September 2003, demanding payment of the medical expenses owed.

Both the first and second instance hospitals won the case. Just as the court enforced the judgment, the Standing Committee of the Yangpu District People’s Congress issued a letter stating that in order to avoid intensification of conflicts, the court’s enforcement of the judgment was suspended.

　　Since then, Hu Yueqin has fought a "tug-of-war" for 17 years.

In 2016, Hu Yueqin was caught off guard when his wife died of a sudden heart attack.

"I'm old too. Only after I finish my son's funeral as soon as possible, can I leave with peace of mind." Hu Yueqin said that she had to change her mind and no longer insisted on "hospital medical murder", but only wanted to ask for "death." prove".

　　Later, after several reports to the Shanghai Office of Letters and Calls, in January 2019, the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission issued a letter and Hu Yueqin obtained his son's "death certificate" (copy).

However, the cost of cryopreservation of the corpse in 17 years was close to 200,000 yuan, and she was still unable to take her son out and bury it.

Yesterday, Hu Yueqin emphasized to reporters that now her son is buried, but the dispute between her and the hospital is not over, she will continue to find a lawyer to pursue the hospital for the preservation of the corpse and the spiritual compensation she paid.

　　Chengdu Commercial Daily-Red Star News Reporter Pan Junwen