In 1998 a villager in Linshui County quarreled with the village leader which resulted in the stabbing of the villager by the leader and his nephew.

Bao Yuzhen holds a photo of her dead husband, the villager, Fan Anyin. [Photo: Baidu]

In 2011, when the nephew turned himself in the county procuratorate was unable to prosecute him as they didn't have the case file. After a year, he was released on bail pending trial.

Bao Yuzhen, the widow of the victim sued the county procruatorate for negligence as the case file was unable to found and her husband not brought to justice.

In response, a special investigation team was jointly set up by the Linshui County government and Guang'an Police Bureau in southwest China's Sichuan Province to investigate the murder, reported scol.com.cn on Thursday.

As the case happened years ago, it will take some time for the team to investigate it. The local government promised to deal with it fairly and remain faithful to the facts.

The results of the investigation will be released when available.

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