This is the heart-rending moment a Chinese prisoner who had been given a death sentence bid a final farewell to his young daughter.
The little girl was apparently too young to understand the significance of the meeting.
She happily waved to her crying father and said ‘bye bye dad’ – without realising what the separation would mean to the rest of her life.
Li Shiyuan, from China, meets his wife, mother and daughter on the day of his execution. The man tells his family he wants to hug his daughter (right) before breaking down in tears (left)
The prisoner’s wife and mother were also present and had broken down in tears.
The man knelt down and kowtowed thrice to his elderly mother to show his respect. The devastated mother hugged his son and cried hard.
Afterwards, the man was escorted by the policemen to be executed.
The incident recently took place in a prison in Daqing, north-east China’s Heilongjiang Province, according to China.com.
Li’s daughter (pictured left) was apparently too young to understand the meaning of the meeting and waved to her father happily. Li is pictured hugging his wife and daughter (right)
Footage of the farewell scene began circulating on various Chinese websites, such as Sina.com, on December 15.
The prisoner has been named 30-year-old Li Shiyuan.
The video shows Li’s family members visiting him on the day of his execution.
When Li saw his wife and mother inside the prison, he kept saying: ‘Let me hold my daughter.’
The man was then given the chance to hug his young child near the police car.
Daqing police escort Li Shiyuan to the Daqing Funeral House after the man met his family (left and right). The 30-year-old died after being given a lethal injection at the funeral house
Eastday.com reported that Li caused the deaths of three people in May, 2015.
The report said Li had an argument with one of the three people at a karaoke parlour. Li then drove a car and chased the trio to seek revenge.
The speedy car chase is said to have caused the trio’s car to crash into a ditch. Their car burst into flames leaving the three to be burnt to death.
Reports said Li was detained by the police the next day and given the death penalty by the court.
Li was taken to the Daqing Funeral House and given a lethal injection after meeting his daughter, his mother and his wife, Chinese reports said.