Reimbursement ruling for infidelity 女 after man dies after sexual intercourse
Aug 22, 2025
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According to Chinese media Hongseong Shinmun and Hong Kong media South China Morning Post, a court ruled that 62,000 yuan (about 12 million won) should be compensated to the man's bereaved family in connection with the death of a man who had sex at a hotel in Pingnan County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern China.
Zhou, a 66-year-old man who died after having sex at a hotel on July 14 last year, was found to be an acute myocardial infarction.
Zhou stayed in a hotel with Zong, a woman who was in an affair at the time. The two had worked together at a factory in the 1980s, and reunited at a gathering in 2023.
Zhou checked in at the hotel at the time and called Zong and spent time together.
According to Zong's statement, the two fell asleep after having sex, and Zhou was already not breathing when she woke up.
Surprised, Zong was suffering from high blood pressure, so he returned home to take blood pressure medication, and returned to the hotel about an hour later.
She couldn't open the room door, so she went in with the help of the hotel staff, and Zhou was still unresponsive. Later, a hotel employee called an ambulance and police, and Zhou was confirmed dead at the scene.
Police investigation revealed that Zhou also had a history of high blood pressure and stroke.
Zhou's wife and son demanded a total of 620,000 yuan, including 550,000 yuan (about 100 million won) in damages and 70,000 yuan (about 14 million won) in funeral expenses, for not fulfilling their rescue obligations against the hotel and Jong.
The court judged that Zhou's cause of death was due to an existing disease, and ruled that he should take major responsibility.
Zong pleaded that he was not aware of Zhou's health condition and that he had only missed the time to rescue him because he had already died.
In addition, the court said that the fact that Zong Yi Zhou had an affair even though he knew he was married violated social order and customs.
Accordingly, the court ruled that Zong should compensate Zhou's bereaved family for 62,000 yuan, or 10% of the total claim. The hotel added that there was no obligation to compensate because the death occurred in a room, not in a public space, and therefore was not responsible.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
