Coerced Confession Through Torture

Tu Rusong's Wrongful Conviction for Uxoricide in Macheng
  1. Tu Rusong's Wrongful Conviction for Uxoricide in Macheng
  2. Jurisdiction: Macheng, Hubei Province, Qing Dynasty China (1730 (Yongzheng reign))
  3. Original Case: Macheng Tu Rusong Sha Qi Yuan An
  4. Key Figures: Tu Rusong (husband), Yang Shi (wife), Feng Da (lover), Tang Yingqiu (Magistrate of Macheng), Mai Zhu (Governor-General of Huguang), Yang Shi's brother
  5. Case Tags: Wrongful Conviction;Coerced Confession Through Torture;Spousal Homicide Allegation;Judicial Corruption in Imperial China