Languishing in poor health in a prison cell for a year, a British investigator and his wife are the collateral damage of the Chinese probe into GlaxoSmithKline
Peter Humphrey makes a televised confession after his arrest
By Malcolm Moore, Beijing6:00AM BST 06 Jul 2014
Peter Humphrey was planning to leave China when he got the fateful phone call; would he take £20,000 for one last job?
Two months later, Chinese police officers carried out a noon raid on his office and home, seizing hard drives and evidence.
They threw the 58-year-old British investigator and his wife, who he always worked with, into a jail in Shanghai.
GlaxoSmithKline, whose shilling Mr Humphrey had taken, quickly washed its hands of the couple and has yet to provide any financial support or legal advice.
After a year in detention, in worsening health, they now face a closed trial which their family and diplomats cannot attend.