The father who tried to take his dead daughter's body on the bus in a bag because he couldn't afford a hearse

• Yang Cheng and Lin Sun went to hospital morgue to collect Li's body
• They packed her up in a holdall and then went to Hefei bus station
• Were caught when staff scanned their luggage before they could board
• Questioned by police but released and allowed to go home in private cab

Bereaved: Yang Cheng and his wife Lin Sun (centre with bag) were attempting to get the body of their two-year-old daughter Li home after she died of hand, foot and mouth disease

Questioned: The couple had tried to transport their daughter's remains in the holdall (orange bag, bottom of picture) but were caught when the luggage went through a scanner at the bus station

Desperate: The couple (in red and blue jackets) told police about their plan and said they had only done it because they could not afford to pay for a hearse

Crowd: The drama attracted attention from other passengers who were waiting to get on the bus

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