Ms. Song Yulian was a 52-year-old retired worker from Xiangfan City Textile Factory in Hubei Province. She was a model worker in her factory. In October 2002, she was arrested and detained at the factory police station. Later she was sent to the Women's Prison in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, where she was tortured to death in January 2004. No further details are present as yet.