A man in China
spent 16,000 Yuan (£1,833) on the doll to replace his wife after she died of
cancer.
According to
the People's Daily Online, Zhang Wenliang, 70, from Chongzhou City, south west
China's Sichuan province, had been married for 40 years but had no children.
But in less
than a year, the doll started to fall apart and now the pensioner is looking to
sue the manufacturer.
Zhang's wife
died last August after losing her battle with pancreatic cancer.
She was
diagnosed in March 2015 and was told that the cancer had spread quickly.
The couple,
who were married for 40 years, did not have any children.
Zhang, who is
a retired doctor, told reporters: 'I helped others overcome their diseases but
with her illness I could not do anything.'
A month after
the death of his wife, Zhang Wenliang purchased a silicone woman doll for 16,000
Yuan (£1,833).
It's capable
of making sounds and can be temperature controlled.
He told
reporters that the doll is now his wife.
Zhang said: 'I
do not want her outside. I want her to live with me at home. I want to see her
every day.
'The fake doll
is her body.'
He has even
put his deceased wife's clothes on the doll.
Zhang told
reporters: 'Maybe for some people they are entertainment or to meet
physiological needs but I see it as a real person who is a joy to me as I miss
my wife.'
As a former
doctor, Zhang was concerned that the doll would have a negative impact on his
reputation.
He says that
when he purchased the doll, he cut off all social ties and did not invite
friends into his house.
Even when
people did visit, he needed advance notice in order to hide the doll.
However, Zhang
claims that the joints on the doll became distorted after just six months of
use. There are also odd bumps appearing in the doll.
The doll is
also said to have uneven temperatures. Even the wires inside have started to
show.
Now, Zhang has
decided to sue the manufacturers.
He said: 'I
spent 16,000 Yuan - it's not a small figure. But the quality is far too poor.'
The
manufacturer of the doll was not named in the report.
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