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‘Plumper’ Gu Kailai in Chinese court real or body double?
The trial of Gu Kailai, wife of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai, for killing a British businessman ended with suspended death sentence, but pictures from court showing her plumper than before sparked off speculation in microblogs whether the woman in the dock was a body double.
Several posts and re-posts surfaced on Chinese social media sites about the screen grab of the courtroom scene, suggesting that the woman who appeared plumper than Gu was a body double, a report by the BBC’s Chinese service said.
Gu, 53, a high profile and fashionable personality in Chinese politics until she was arrested for the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood early this year was handed down a suspended death sentence on August 20.
The trial of Gu Kailai, wife of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai, for killing a British businessman ended with suspended death sentence, but pictures from court showing her plumper than before sparked off speculation in microblogs whether the woman in the dock was a body double.
Several posts and re-posts surfaced on Chinese social media sites about the screen grab of the courtroom scene, suggesting that the woman who appeared plumper than Gu was a body double, a report by the BBC’s Chinese service said.
Gu, 53, a high profile and fashionable personality in Chinese politics until she was arrested for the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood early this year was handed down a suspended death sentence on August 20.
