A CHINESE influencer has died after her ex-husband allegedly doused her in petrol and set fire to her as she was attempting to live stream, said local media reports.
Lamu was popular on Douyin, China’s version of TikTok, where she had hundreds of thousands of followers.
Thirty-year-old Lamu, from China’s Sichuan province, suffered burns on 90% of her body and died on September 30, two weeks after the attack.
The case has prompted conversation on social media about violence against women in China.
Lamu was known for her happy posts on rural life and was praised for not using make up in her videos, which had millions of likes.
According to state-media outlet the Beijing Youth Daily, Lamu’s screen went black soon after she started livestreaming on September 14, 2020.
Her ex-husband, identified only by his surname Tang, had allegedly broken into her house armed with a knife and petrol.
Jinchuan County Public Security Bureau said that after the attack on Sept. 14, she was taken to a local hospital and later transferred to Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital for further treatment. (BBC)
