His son, 55-year-old He Jianfeng, was able to escape the home in Foshan and swim across a nearby river to alert police just after 5pm on Sunday, the South China Morning Post reported. Midea thanked police in a statement on its social media account but gave no confirmation He Xiangjian was involved. Videos on Chinese social media sites showed police surrounding the white marble mansion, with vans parked up outside its large colonnades. A narrow 15ft-wide river to the rear of the property is believed to be the water Mr He's son swam across to alert the authorities. One of the residents told the South China Morning Post: 'I was scared to some extent, after all I have always thought that the security here is better than in other neighbourhoods.'

Source: Daily Mail June 15, 2020 13:30 UTC