Dai Donggui is fed a lychee by a prison warden.news.ifeng.com
Dai Donggui is fed a lychee by a prison warden.news.ifeng.comA convicted inmate has her nails painted before facing execution at the No1 Detention Centre for women in Wuhan, central China.http://www.ministryoftofu.comConvicted drug dealer Dai Donggui tries on a new outfit on Jun. 24, 2003. She was executed by firing squad the following day.news.ifeng.comConvicted drug dealer Dai Donggui tries on a new outfit on Jun. 24, 2003. She was executed by firing squad the following day.news.ifeng.comDai Donggui eats a last snack of green bean soup. The wardens bought McDonalds meals for each of teh convicted women on their last evening.news.ifeng.comLi Juhua dictates her last will and testament to another inmate on her last evening in prison.news.ifeng.comHe Xiuling and Ma Qingxiu play cards with other inmates on their last evening.news.ifeng.comHe Xiuling tries on a new pair of shoes. The 25-year-old was the youngest person facing execution on Jun. 25, 2003.news.ifeng.comHe Xiuling is spoon fed dumplings by a prison warden.news.ifeng.comAnother inmate paints the toenails of Li Juhua prior to her execution.news.ifeng.comMa Qingxiu is escorted by two officers to the execution ground on Jun. 25, 2003.news.ifeng.comHe Xiuling breaks down as she is led by wardens to her execution. The 25-year-old was the youngest of 20 prisoners to die that day.news.ifeng.com
Haunting images of four women's final moments on death row have appeared on the internet eight years after their excecution in China for drug smuggling.
The pictures, taken in 2003, show inmates He Xiuling, Ma Qingxiu, Dai Donggui and Li Juhua during their last night in prison. The surprisingly intimate and poignant images include 25-year-old He Xiuling being spoon fed dumplings by a prison warden, and Dai Donggui trying on a new outfit brought at her request by a woman police officer.
All four women were sentenced to death for drug trafficking and were executed on Jun. 24, 2003 by a shot to the back of the head. They were among 20 other convicts to die that day.
China has one of the higheste execution rates in the world. The Dui Hai Foundation estimates that 10,000 people were executed in 2005 alone, although the exact figures officially remain a state secret.
