China Sentences the Husband of Woman Found Chained in a Shed

A Chinese court on Friday sentenced the husband of a woman found chained in a shed early last year to nine years for abuse and illegal imprisonment. Five others received sentences in the same case ranging from eight to 13 years for “the abducting and selling of women.”   

A video clip showing the woman chained by the neck set off nationwide outrage after it started circulating on social media last year. It showed the woman in a thin sweater, a metal chain around her neck in a structure without a door. It ignited soul searching about women’s status in China and exposed a dark history of women being sold into marriages.