Family members of an old woman wait for help when the woman is knowed to death by a Canadian tourist at the Great Wall on Tuesday. (Photo provided by the victim's family)
(ECNS) - A Canadian woman named Julie Fortin, who allegedly knocked over a 73-year-old Chinese tourist on the Great Wall, has been forbidden from leaving China, the Beijing Times reported Wednesday.
Beijing's Huairou County court initiated legal procedures to stop Fortin from leaving China, according to the report.
On April 8, Cui Hongfang died after hitting her head on a brick in the Great Wall. Cui was a tourist from Heilongjiang province in northeast China.
Local police ruled that it was an incident of negligence and refused to press charges against Fortin. However, Cui's family has filed a civil lawsuit and demanded compensation.
Fortin had a ticket to leave China on April 11 but remains grounded.
