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Woman found dead after 30 days in elevator

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By Don Bishop
March 7, 2016

An investigation is underway after a woman's body was found inside an elevator in China. A building maintenance crew has been detained after the corpse was found in the elevator 30 days after it had its power cut off improperly, The Guardian reported.

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The elevator maintenance crew didn't check to see if anyone was inside the elevator before cutting off the power.

In a statement, the Gaoling district government said two maintenance workers turned off the power on Jan. 30 after they were called to check on a glitch.

A repair crew returned to the elevator on March 1 and found the 43-year-old woman's corpse.

According to the Associated Press, Chinese police have concluded her death was caused by negligence on the part of the maintenance crew in a case of involuntary manslaughter.

The woman likely died of starvation. 

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