What was disheartening to learn was that, the day after Lu Jingtan's death, several unscrupulous journalists, armed with DSLR cameras, sneaked into the morgue of the hospital in question to take pictures of the actress's body.
Naturally, the hospital was heavily guarded and these unethical journalists were quickly taken to the police station.
However, even so, these media men managed to keep their negatives. After being released on bail, they returned to their agencies and went straight to the forums to sell the photos to the netizens at high prices. Those who bought the photos published them directly online.
Although the website was quickly blocked, the photos had spread online by then.
Huanyu officials were outraged and issued a statement, condemning the actions of the unscrupulous netizens and members of the media, threatening to pursue legal liabilities against them.
The news of the actress's suicide continued to fester.
