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Jailed China dad who stole to fund son's cancer treatment is behind bars when boy dies
A father in China who was jailed for stealing to cover the cost of his son's cancer treatment was still behind bars when the boy died.
In place of a normal farewell, to fulfil the boy's wishes, his ashes were scattered in a lake near the prison where he is being held.
Yu Haibo, 29, grew up in a farming family in China's northeastern Jilin province.
After leaving school in his teens, he worked as a chef and welder and married his girlfriend, Zhang Mingyu before turning 20.
Then prisoner, Yu Haibo, visits his dying son in hospital. At the end of the visit, his frail boy told him to 'be good' in jail. Photo: Handout
In 2014, their son Jiayue was born. Yu worked at a car factory, earning just over 2,000 yuan (US$300) a month, while Zhang stayed home to care for their child.
