Husband's infidelity I encountered at my father-in-law's funeral...You've been sneaking a family for 16 years
Oct 13, 2025
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According to Chinese media Henan TV and Hong Kong media South China Morning Post, Xiang, a woman living in Shandong Province, China, has been married to her husband Wang for 19 years.
Then, at her father-in-law's funeral in June 2022, Xiang found a strange woman in mourning and among the mourners. The woman was crying beside her father-in-law's coffin, calling herself 'Daughter-in-law'.
When Xiang asked her husband about the woman, Wang avoided a clear answer.
Xiang suspected her husband's affair and raised the issue with the court.
According to the investigation, Wang met the woman, identified only by her surname Won, in the third year of marriage and continued the relationship, and the two even had a son.
Wang frequently left home saying he worked long-distance transportation, but he was actually living with Won in another city and raising his child. Neighbors testified that the two did not legally register their marriage, but called each other husband and wife.
When Won was hospitalized, it was also revealed that Wang signed a consent form for surgery as her husband.
In court, Wang argued that `we were not legally married, it was just a relationship that helped each other.' However, the court judged it as a common-law relationship and ruled that having another family while the marriage with Xiang was maintained constituted a big marriage. Wang was sentenced to one year in prison and appealed, but was rejected.
In China, heavy marriage is considered a crime in violation of marital integrity obligations and can be sentenced to up to two years in prison. The victim's spouse may claim compensation for mental and material damage in a divorce lawsuit.
Netizens who encountered the incident said "Wang's sentence is too light. He destroyed two families with greed and betrayal", "You have to live your sentence for the duration of your affair.", "Mr. Xiang must divorce and be compensated for his mental damage." is posting a comment.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
