Death of Young Man in Custody Raises Suspicion of Police Brutality

(Beijing) - Lei Yang left his Beijing home at about 9 p.m. on May 7 and about four hours later, his family learnt that he had died suddenly while in police custody.

The exact circumstances of Lei's death remain a question mark, because the results of an autopsy had not been published as of May 23 and police have not released video footage of the raid.

Lei was a graduate from the prestigious Renmin University in Beijing, and worked at the China Association of Circular Economy, a state-backed industrial association promoting the use of recyclable resources.