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Chinese man arrested after fabricating rooftop child grave hoax above residential flat
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a security story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to China. The first report grouped here was at 12 Oct 2026, 10:00 UTC. The headline in use is “Chinese man arrested after fabricating rooftop child grave hoax above residential flat”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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Police in southwestern China have debunked a terrifying rumour after an alarmed homeowner was told by a neighbour that bones found on her rooftop belonged to a buried young boy. On October 5, a woman surnamed Li from Chengdu, Sichuan province, told local media outlet Sichuan Observation that she had…
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Chinese man arrested after fabricating rooftop child grave hoax above residential flat
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