SHENYANG, Oct. 30 -- A former senior court official in northeast China's Liaoning Province died in a suspected suicide during a business trip on Wednesday, an initial police investigation showed Thursday.
Xu Ansheng, 55, deputy head of the Liaoning Provincial Higher People's Court, was found dead at about 9 a.m. on Wednesday at a hotel in Anshan City, according to a court statement on Thursday.
Xu was found to have multiple antidepressant medications with her. Homicide was excluded and she was considered to be at risk for suicide, according to a police investigation.
Further investigation is under way.
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