Elderly resident sparks fury in China after cutting worker’s safety rope to hang laundry
Por Zoey Zhang — South China Morning Post – News feed
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Incident triggers fierce condemnation on mainland social media, with related posts amassing 61 million views; some brand act ‘attempted murder’
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Zoey Zhang Published: 10:00am, 28 Sep 2026
An elderly resident in southern China sparked online outrage after cutting a high-altitude worker’s safety rope to use it as a washing line.
The incident occurred when Liu, a worker from Foshan, Guangdong province, was repairing the exterior wall of a high-rise building on September 17.
After descending from the 30th floor to a platform on the second floor, he discovered that one of his safety ropes had been cut, with part of the rope left on the platform.
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