An investigation into the case of a shackled mother of eight determined that she had been abducted from her hometown in 1998 and sold at least three times into forced marriages, authorities in East China's Jiangsu Province said on Wednesday.
The high-profile case of the shackled woman, identified as 44-year-old "Xiaohuamei" from Southwest China's Yunnan Province, has led to a monthlong public uproar over the grim conditions of the woman and reignited nationwide attention to the issue of human trafficking.
