Woman Found Dead In An Elevator After Being Trapped For A Month (Photos)

A woman was found dead inside the elevator of her building in Xi’an city in China’s Shaanxi Province after being trapped there for nearly 30 days. Wu, 43, was discovered dead inside the elevator in the residential complex on Tuesday. Witnesses said that when they found her body, her fingers were deformed and there were scratches on the walls of the elevator.







The elevator had reportedly broken down in January, following which the residents filed a complaint on January 30.

In response, the elevator company, Shaanxi Kaiwen Mechanical and Electrical Equipment Company, sent two repairmen who instead of carrying out repairs shut the elevator down. The duo had apparently called out once to check if anyone was still inside the elevator before they shut it down. Since then, the company failed to take any action for over a month.

The police have, so far, determined that the elevator company should take the responsibility, because as per regulations the workers were required to open the elevator door to check if someone is trapped inside before shutting it down. Two people in charge of the elevator company have been detained.